This appears to be a simple Javascript/CSS/Imagemap creation.
A web developer could create it easily and it could be hosted on localhost running Apache; most presentation programs like OpenOffice allow CSS/HTML/Javascript.
A quick post to Craigslist under the Internet Gigs should find someone, however, it's probably going to be about as easy to learn by looking at JavaScript examples here:
http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_image_maps.asp
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> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:57:43 -0700
> From: schwartz@acm.org
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: OT? Request for programming quote
> CC: joe@actionline.com; schwartz@acm.org
>
> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:44 AM, Josef Lowder <joe@actionline.com> wrote:
> > I've marked this message "OT?" because I don't know if this is off
> > topic or not ... or if there is a better forum where I might submit
> > this inquiry.
> >
> > I need help creating a small program (html I think) to be used for a
> > presentation that I envision working as described below. First take a
> > look at this image:
> >
> > http://www.upquick.com/view/top20most.jpg
> >
> > 1. The opening image would have all 20 white spaces blank.
> > 2. When questioning an audience on the "Top 20" subject, as anyone
> > gives a response that corresponds to one of the hidden titles in one
> > of the blank white spaces, I would click on that space and the
> > corresponding title should appear.
> > 3. On my laptop computer, I would see a version of this display with
> > all the blank white spaces filled in, so I would know which window to
> > mouse click on to have that white blank window filled in.
> > 4. Ideally, clicking on any window should work like an on/off switch.
> > Click on it once and it fills in. Click again and it blanks out.
> >
> > I would only need code for two or three windows as an example and I
> > could replicate that and add the applicable titles for all of the
> > blank spaces.
> >
> > Please email me directly at joe@actionline.com
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>
> reply to both sender "and" list (I hope that is OK):
>
> I suppose you would want to have the rights
> (non-exclusive rights, at least)
> to the source code
> (right?)
> (because then, you could tweak it... what am I saying?
> everyone here already knows! the advantages
> of having the source code
> [incl. the rights to use it, and to modify it]...)
>
> if that is an "affirmative", (right?) and/OR
> if you are on a budget (just a guess, here!)
> then, here is an idea: you might be
> able to find some CS class, where they are
> teaching / learning programming. Maybe you
> could get one student to choose this for their
> project, and they could still get some academic
> credit for writing the code
> (if school rules don't prohibit that)
> [hmm, do they?],
> plus, presumably they could do it for fairly cheap
> since they (let's assume) have to do "some"
> school project anyway
> (I am thinking college, probably [/community college]
> [or DeVry? or U of Phoenix?], vs. HS, but hey,
> whatever works the best...)
>
> Maybe you could even get multiple students
> (in the same class?)
> to do so (offer some prize for the best, or for
> all the ones that you copy / "use" ideas from)
> I am not "sure" that you could find such a deal,
> but it seems like it would be a good idea, if you can.
>
> Plus, if you were to work with the coder[s],
> let's say on trying to define / 'nail down' the
> requirements,
> and on evaluating "prototype" versions of the code,
> "feasibility study" / trial versions, etc.,
> and providing feedback to the coders,
> (and maybe *getting* some input from them!
> -- i.e., answers to questions that maybe
> you did not even think to ask!)
> then,
> you would probably get to know them
> somewhat - - and that is a plus for the
> future, at least potentially it "might" be...
> even if you don't end up hiring them in the future,
> [who knows...], it still might be a "networking"
> << 'win' >>, in some sense, for both of you
> - - that is,
> once you've gotten to know them better,
> then (maybe) (eventually)
> you meet their friends,
> they meet your friends, [. . .],
> lather rinse and repeat
> (until loop exit condition == TRUE)
> --
> Mike Schwartz
> Glendale AZ
> schwartz@acm.org
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