You might want to consider the button element which allows you to display images, but doesn't send back coordinates. Instead it sends a preset value. http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#h-17.5 Thank you, Micah Gersten onShore Networks Internal Developer http://www.onshore.com L. Herbert wrote: > I find the html/php option simpler and more "accessible". I've got it > working now. I only needed to use unique input names and test for the > posted variable according to w3c standards. > > Here is the relevant w3c definition: > > "When a pointing device is used to click on the image, the form is > submitted and the click coordinates passed to the server. The x value > is measured in pixels from the left of the image, and the y value in > pixels from the top of the image. The submitted data includes > name.x=x-value and name.y=y-value where "name" is the value of the > name attribute, and x-value and y-value are the x and y coordinate > values, respectively." > > PHP modifies the posted variable name to name_x, name_y to comply with > PHP's variable naming convention requirements. > > Thanks to those all responded for pointing me in the right direction. > > On Jan 1, 2009, at 11:25 AM, Phpster wrote: > >> What about using the onclick to set a js variable to be sent to the >> server? That should be more cross server compliant. >> >> Bastien >> >> Sent from my iPod >> >> On Dec 31, 2008, at 8:37 PM, "L. Herbert" <lherbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >>> Bastien, >>> >>> Thanks for your response. The curious thing is that the value is >>> passed when using FF, but not passed when using IE. >>> >>> Here is the relevant form html: >>> >>> <div id="switch-theme"> >>> <form action="" method="post"> >>> <label>Flip It!</label> >>> <input name="style" type="image" >>> src="images/switch-button-grey.gif" title="Default Theme" >>> id="style1" value="default" /> >>> <input name="style" type="image" >>> src="himages/switch-button-default.gif" title="Alternate Theme" >>> id="style2" value="alternate" /> >>> </form> >>> </div> >>> >>> The action attribute is left blank so the form posts to the current >>> page. The theme switcher script is at the top of each page and >>> intercepts the posted variables. >>> >>> Any thoughts? >>> >>> >>> On Dec 31, 2008, at 11:02 AM, Phpster wrote: >>> >>>> Try checking to see if the value was passed with var_dump($_REQUEST) >>>> >>>> Also try (!empty($_REQUEST['style'])) >>>> >>>> >>>> Bastien >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPod >>>> >>>> On Dec 31, 2008, at 10:24 AM, "L. Herbert" >>>> <lherbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> >>>>> Anyone have insight to share on the following issue: >>>>> >>>>> I have a simple theme switcher script that functions as expected >>>>> in FF, Safari, etc. but does not work in IE 6 or 7. It appears >>>>> that the posted form variables are not detected in IE. I am >>>>> using the following check within the script: >>>>> >>>>> if(isset($_REQUEST['style'])) { >>>>> >>>>> $style = $_REQUEST['style']; >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance for your assistance. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>>> >>> > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
