how do they do this?
can anybody tell me how this site does this - create unique chart graphics showing the current real estate market conditions in an area.
here is an example where a local realtor has indicated what is happening in their market:
http://realtytimes.com/rtmcrcond/Ohio~Cincinnati~marvinweisberger
every area is different so they need to be creating this with each post.
how do they do this.... from a programming perspective?
tks.
IanD posted this at 17:21 — 21st September 2007.
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They probably have the rating stored in a database and then have a script that builds the markup based on the rating. So, if the rating were 2 if would make the color of the 2 box the highlighted color, otherwise it would make it the regular color.
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pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 04:30 — 22nd September 2007.
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The page uses tables with different background colors (see table cells outlined). It looks like that the cell width before the green cell and the cell width after the green cell depends on the rating.
Personally, I would prefer a dynamic image approach.
dk01 posted this at 21:37 — 23rd September 2007.
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I think it would be awesome if they had a little AJAX that would let you see when the ratings change. Real times ratings ftw.
networker posted this at 20:05 — 30th September 2007.
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You could do that using the gd library in php5.
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