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<H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: MAPPING: Creating a bitmaped graphic from map</H1>
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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: MAPPING: Creating a bitmaped graphic from map </LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence &lt;<A HREF="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</A>&gt;</LI>
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On Thu, 23 Apr 1998 21:21:13 -5 
Jon A Lambert&lt;jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com&gt; wrote:

&gt; On 23 Apr 98 at 10:13, J C Lawrence wrote:
&gt;&gt; On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:17:06 -0700 John
&gt;&gt; Bertoglio&lt;alexb#internetcds,com&gt; wrote:

&gt;&gt; First thought: I'd suggest dynamically generating .GIF's of the map
&gt;&gt; (perhaps even a single large .GIF covering the entire world), and
&gt;&gt; then exporting from that a sub-.GIF to the client for the segment
&gt;&gt; he's interested in.  The .GIF format is widely documetned, quite
&gt;&gt; simple, and has extensive libraries available for its manipulation.
&gt;&gt; PNG is another (quite likely better) format.  JPEG would seem
&gt;&gt; problemic.
&gt;&gt; 

&gt; Hmm.  Good answer.  Also GIF format is already HTML browser
&gt; supported and not only that, one might do away with tables and have
&gt; the server dynamically generate a hotspot graphical map.

Quite.  It would be fairly trivial to back the graphic with an
imagemap.  After a little research I suspect that PNG might be a much
better way to go.  It doesn't have the patent questions that GIF has,
and looks to be both smaller/more efficient sa well as a more direct
translation from his storage formats.

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<LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: MAPPING: Creating a bitmaped graphic from map coordinates</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00315" HREF="msg00315.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MAPPING: Creating a bitmaped graphic from map coordinates</A></strong>, 
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Thu 23 Apr 1998, 01:20 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00326" HREF="msg00326.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MAPPING: Creating a bitmaped graphic from map coordinates</A></strong>, 
Nathan F Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Thu 23 Apr 1998, 01:49 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00413" HREF="msg00413.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MAPPING: Creating a bitmaped graphic from map coordinates</A></strong>, 
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Thu 23 Apr 1998, 17:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00522" HREF="msg00522.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MAPPING: Creating a bitmaped graphic from map</A></strong>, 
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 24 Apr 1998, 01:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00490" HREF="msg00490.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MAPPING: Creating a bitmaped graphic from map</A></strong>, 
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 24 Apr 1998, 01:26 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00565" HREF="msg00565.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MAPPING: Creating a bitmaped graphic from map</A></strong>, 
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 24 Apr 1998, 03:38 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00506" HREF="msg00506.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MAPPING: Creating a bitmaped graphic from map</A></strong>, 
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Fri 24 Apr 1998, 04:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00586" HREF="msg00586.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MAPPING: Creating a bitmaped graphic from  map</A></strong>, 
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 24 Apr 1998, 05:01 GMT
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