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The obvious downside to server-side image maps is that they require a server. That means you need access to the required HTTP server or its /cgi-bin/ directory, which isn’t always available. And server-side image maps limit portability, since not all image map processing applications are the same.
Server-side image maps also
You add an image to an anchor simply by placing an <img> tag within the body of the n <a> tag. Make that embedded image into a mouse-sensitive one by adding the ismap attribute to the <img> tag. This special <img> attribute tells the browser that the image is… Continue reading >>
Like the corresponding attributes for the <body> tag, you may define the background color and an image for the layer with the bgcolor and background attributes, respectively.[*] By default, the background of a layer is transparent, allowing lower layers to show through.
[*] Note that you may also control the background… Continue reading >>
The HTML 3.2 standard provides a number of attributes for the <body> tag that allow the HTML author to define text, link, and document background colors, in addition to defining an image to be used as the document background. Internet Explorer extends these attributes to include document margins and better background image… Continue reading >>
You may choose to use only JPEG or GIF images in your HTML documents if your sources for images or your software toolset prefers one over the other format. Both are nearly universally supported by today’s browsers, so there shouldn’t be any user-viewing problems.
Nevertheless, we recommend that… Continue reading >>
Normally, the <br> tag tells the browser to immediately stop the current flow of text and resume at the left margin of the next line or against the right border of a left-justified inline graphic or table. Sometimes you’d rather the current text flow resume below any tables or images currently blocking… Continue reading >>