[SOLVED] Graph question

[harkly]

Not sure if this questions goes here.

 

I want to have an image graph that plots a date based on what choices the user makes.

 

For instance, if you were to choose an artist that lived in 1850 the graph would put a "dot" in the time frame.

 

very harsh example - -

 

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1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950

                        X

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Is this possible with PHP or would another language be better? Just looking for some advice and perhaps a point towards where I should be looking. Tried to google it but I must not be using the correct terminology

[GingerRobot]

If you're looking to generate an image, it could be done with the gd library

[harkly]

Here is sort of an example

 

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/

 

when you scroll over it it turns blue. Would that be done with what you suggested?

 

Or would it be better to create a separate image for and do an if statement?

 

Just looking for suggestion before I embark on that journey 

 

 

 

 

[GingerRobot]

Those are all just individual images with some javascript rollover effects. If that's what you're after, you don't need to do any image creation yourself.

[npsari]

I think your idea can be done using Flash

 

PHP may work, but propably you will have to load the page (Unless you use AJAX)

 

 

Hmm, maybe Javascript will do it to

 

[Zane]

check out JpGraph