controls.html

<table>
    <tr>
        <td colspan=2><a href="#" onclick="doCmd('forward'); return false;"><img src="images/auto.png" /></a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="#" onclick="doCmd('forward'); return false;"><img src="images/forward.jpeg" /></a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><a href="#" onclick="doCmd('hardleft'); return false;"><img src="images/hardleft.jpeg" /></a></td>
        <td><a href="#" onclick="doCmd('left'); return false;"><img src="images/left.jpeg" /></a></td>
        <td><a href="#" onclick="doCmd('stop'); return false;"><img src="images/stop.jpeg" /></a></td>
        <td><a href="#" onclick="doCmd('right'); return false;"><img src="images/right.jpeg" /></a></td>
        <td><a href="#" onclick="doCmd('hardright'); return false;"><img src="images/hardright.jpeg" /></a></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="#" onclick="doCmd('reverse'); return false;"><img src="images/reverse.jpeg" /></a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td><a href="#" onclick="doCmd('play1'); return false;"><img src="images/play.jpeg" /></a></td>
        <td><a href="#" onclick="doCmd('play2'); return false;"><img src="images/play.jpeg" /></a></td>
        <td><a href="#" onclick="doCmd('play3'); return false;"><img src="images/play.jpeg" /></a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
</table>

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function() {
    doCmd = function(cmd) {
        var req = {
            // url: cmd + '.py',
            url: 'cmd.py?cmd=' + cmd,
            success: function(data, status, xhr) {
                console.log(data);
            },
            error: function() {
                alert(cmd + ' was an error.');
            }
        };
        $.ajax(req);
    };
});
</script>