At least that eliminates GD as an option for this particular purpose. Yes exactly something Flash like that allows interaction as well. But how to exchange data between flash multimedia file and MySQL queries. This is a serious issue, this is not trivial. I know there must be some way, but I also dont know if it's worth it. That's why I need to do this research in order to determine what kind of work this particular project would involve. Your help is invaluable in that respect. Thanks goes to all of you zillion times :) > On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 14:22 -0100, dzenan.causevic@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> I mean composite in a figurative way, but they have to be overlapping >> individual images in order to be individually clickable. Does GD allow >> that? Can I create multiple images on the top of each other in GD? >> >> And how would imagemap work in this respect? >> >> > On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 12:51 -0100, dzenan.causevic@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >> Okay I would probabily define few functions such as room(), bed(), >> >> bed_status() etc. that I could use for any room and then it would be >> >> just >> >> a matter of passing right arguments to those funtions. >> >> >> >> However would those beds within the room composite graphic be >> >> individually >> >> clickable? So the composite graphic must be interactive in nature. >> User >> >> must be able to click on individual beds inside the room in order to >> >> change its status. Would GD approach allow this kind of interaction? >> >> >> >> > On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 12:14 -0100, dzenan.causevic@xxxxxxxxxx >> wrote: >> >> >> It's not kind of a school/college project that I am too lazy to >> do. >> >> It's >> >> >> just a matter of having 800 rooms and about 2,500 beds so I >> believe >> >> it's >> >> >> gonna take forever defining all of those graphics via GD >> functions. >> >> >> That's >> >> >> why I think I need to go with some rapid approach. I never used >> GD's >> >> so >> >> >> I >> >> >> dont even know how complex it is generating graphics this way. And >> >> also >> >> >> those graphics dont need to be sophisticated. Just simple graphic >> >> >> representations of rooms and beds in few different colors >> indicating >> >> >> wheter bed is free, occupied, or reserved. >> >> >> >> >> >> GD just seems too powerful and too time consuming for this task. I >> >> >> probabily need some rapid approach with limited graphic >> capabilities. >> >> >> Does >> >> >> such exist that's my question at this point of time >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Fri, 2008-11-21 at 16:55 -0100, dzenan.causevic@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> I have a PHP application that accesses data from MySQL. There >> is >> >> >> table >> >> >> >> called "rooms", and table called "beds". There is another table >> >> >> called >> >> >> >> "patients". Patients are being placed into beds, and beds are >> in >> >> the >> >> >> >> rooms. PHP application currently displays all information in >> >> textual >> >> >> >> mode >> >> >> >> via regular HTML tags. But I would like to have that >> information >> >> >> >> displayed >> >> >> >> in graphical mode instead of textual mode. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Is there a way to display this information from the database >> >> >> >> graphically. >> >> >> >> Graphic would represent a room, and it would contain beds >> inside. >> >> You >> >> >> >> would be able to see visually which beds are occupied and which >> >> are >> >> >> free >> >> >> >> by looking at the graphics. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> User of the system wants pictures instead of text displayed via >> >> HTML >> >> >> >> tables as a list of entries. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Anyone knows anything like this? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Dzenan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > This sounds a lot like a school/college/uni project that you're >> too >> >> >> lazy >> >> >> > to research... Correct me if I'm wrong. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > The other guys who have answered are all spot on when they say >> you >> >> >> need >> >> >> > to look at the GD library. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Ash >> >> >> > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> >> >> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > GD is fine for what you need to do, and it shouldn't be difficult >> to >> >> > create what you need to do. There isn't any pre-built rooms() >> function >> >> > in it, but just build that yourself and use basic math to create >> the >> >> > graphics you need. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Ash >> >> > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > The only way you could achieve clickable parts of a composite image >> like >> > that is either to not have it as a composite and use many images, or >> use >> > an imagemap. >> > >> > >> > Ash >> > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk >> > >> >> > I don't think you can do that in anything. GD outputs an image, which > can be made up of layers, but there is no provision in the browser to > allow you to select an image below another one even if you can see it > because the top-most image is transparent. I think what you're really > looking for is something Flash based? > > > Ash > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
