Tool Tip for IMG from Javascript Newbie 1

[lanm]

I have the following:

onMouseOver="alert("This is an alert&quot"

What I'd like to do, is rather than an alert it simply have a tool tip box come up...like "You've rolled over the image", and when the user onMouseOuts from the image, the tool tip goes away.

Thanks!

 

[cLFlaVA]

<img ... title="you've rolled over the image" alt="you've rolled over the image" />

you're looking for the [tt]title[/tt] attribute.

*cLFlaVA
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[tt]your mom goes to college[/tt]
[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.coryarthus.com/[/url]

 

[lanm]

Great! Thanks cLFLaVA!

Is there another way to do this...with the onMouseOver event?

Thanks again!

 

[cLFlaVA]

why would you want to?

check out

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex5/dhtmltooltip.htm

if you really want it.

*cLFlaVA
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[tt]your mom goes to college[/tt]
[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.coryarthus.com/[/url]

 

[lanm]

Thanks cLFlaVA!

So, using the Title attribute is the best route?

I'm open for suggestions / comments.

Thanks!

 

[LFI]

Well...

If you're hell-bent on using the mouseover event:

<span onmouseover="this.title='you mousedover'">Testing</span>

This works, but it is really a joke. Go with what cLFlaVA says. That's a good rule of thumb anytime!

--Dave


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O Time, Strength, Cash, and Patience!

 

[cLFlaVA]

thanks.

*cLFlaVA
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[tt]your mom goes to college[/tt]
[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.coryarthus.com/[/url]