Changing images on the web

Do you mean something like this? To begin with there would be a blank map with the countries outlined in black but with no other colour. Then if someone selects Spain and France by clicking the country outline. Then France and Spain would then be shown on the map having red backgrounds but then rest of the countries would still have no background colour?

If so then this could be easily achieved using Flash.

You would need to have a movie for each country.

Each movie would have two frames. Frame 1 an outline of the country. Frame 2 would be the country coloured red.

Then a transparent button over frame 1 of every movie. When the button is pressed it would goToAndPlay frame2.

To then deselect a country you could have a transparent button over frame to which would then goToAndPlay frame1.

Thanks all,

Yes I thought of using Flash but there are over 200 countries and islands in the world. I would have to create buttons and draw each country each time. Do you know of an easy way that I could use flash.

I am currently using an acrobat image of the world, editing it in Illustrator and the countries could be converte into eps which could then be imported into Flash MX. What do you think.

The only thing is the vectra detail of the world is very detailed (lots of lines & coordinated). If I remember flash can reduce the number of coordinates and lines therefore reducing the file size down. Is this true? Or can I do this in Illustrator before importing into Flash.

Thanks

GRham