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- About Map THIS!
- Release 1.10.0
-
- by Todd C. Wilson (tc@galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu)
- September 6th, 1995
-
-
- Map THIS! is a program designed to create mapping files for clickable image
- maps for the World Wide Web. In order to get anything out of this program,
- you MUST have all of the following items:
-
- (1) You MUST have your own web page. You don't have to be running the server.
- (2) The SERVER that you plan to use image maps on support them.
- (3) That you know how to put image maps into your web page.
- (4) That you know how to use the imagemap function of your server.
-
- If you don't have at least #1, you're wasting your time. Map This is useless
- for anything than what it was designed to do.
-
- If you don't know if the server that you are using to present you web pages
- to the rest of the world supports image maps (not all do), contact your
- system administrator FIRST. Some systems allow image maps; some charge
- extra; some require you to "register" your map; some flatly refuse to allow
- image maps.
-
- And finally, each server software handles image maps differently. All seem
- to confirm to either NCSA or CERN format; however, the name of the file,
- where it must be placed, how to access the image map processing routine,
- and etc, all vary. Again, contact your system administrator first.
-
- In addition, Map This is a 32-bit only program. It does NOT thread, so it
- works just fine under Win32s 1.25 or later. Of course, Map This runs
- wonderfully under Win95 and NT.
-
- Advantages over other map-creators out there:
- * It's FREE!
- * It's generally faster
- * Support for reshaping polygons
- NEW! * Points can be added/removed from polygons
- * Zoom in from 1x to 8x
- * Multiple files open at once
- * Supports CERN and NCSA formats
- NEW! * Snap-To Grids and Create Guides
- NEW! * More customizable settings
- NEW! * Raised the limit - from 64 areas to 1024
- NEW! * Built-in email support (if you have WinSock)
- * Lots more - read the Help file!
-
- This is Release 1.10.0 of this program. It has undergone a major enhancement
- upgrade in a little more than 30 days. I have tested this program throughout
- the development phase, and lots of other people have done the same. However,
- we do not live in a perfect world; if you find any bugs, problems,
- irritating features, or have suggestions, please email me and let me know!
-
- The .ZIP file contains the following files:
- ReadMe.WRI -- this file
- MapThis.exe -- the program
- MapThis.hlp -- the help file
- Support.dll -- email support program
- examples\lake.imp -- example lake map
- examples\lake.gif -- example gif for said lake
- examples\NCSAFISH.imp -- the orignal map file for NCSA's map
- example
- examples\NCSAFISH.gif -- gif for above map
- examples\CERNdrag.map -- the orignal map file for CERN's map
- example
- examples\CERNdrag.gif -- gif for above map
- examples\readme.txt -- tiny blurb about each map
-
- If the list of files above does not match the archive, then you have a bad
- copy, and should inform both myself and the system administrator of where
- you got it from. Please note that there was no "FILE_ID.DIZ" or any such
- "tagfile" in the orignal archive. Any such archive is MODIFED and should
- be removed from the place you got it from.
-
- This program is FREEWARE. It costs you nothing to look at it, use it,
- abuse it, or delete it. You can put it wherever you wish. Please read the
- help file for more information on packaging this program with a CD
- collection or a book.
-
- You can test any of the example map files (lake.imp and NCSAFISH.imp). The
- lake map was built totally using Map THIS!; the NCSA Fish example comes
- directly from the NCSA HTTPD web page from their tutorial about setting
- up a web page. The CERN comes from their home page example. If you open
- the lake.imp file, Map THIS! will automaticly open the lake.gif file, since
- this information is stored in a special comment. If you open the
- NCSAFISH.imp or the CERNdrag.map files using Map THIS!, the program will
- ask you for the gif that goes along with it. Obviously, if you tell MT to
- open the wrong gif, you'll get a mess!
-
- This version will not expire, and has an unlimited shelf life.
-
- You can use the built-in email support function, or you can do it the
- old-fashioned way:
- tc@galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu
-
- The Map This Web Page is at:
- http://galadriel.ecaetc.ohio-state.edu/tc/mt
-