Any Suggestions on a Javascript script to emulate Screentips?

[DavidN]

Here's my problem... have an image of the US map and need a screen tip
to be shown on mouseovers on the hotspots. If you use the FP built in
screen tips, it works fine in IE. But FireFox and Opera will not show
them correctly. I need a script (as simple as possible) that will work
on all three browsers.

I've looked at DynamicDrive and have not found anything that seems to
work well on image hotspots.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

David

 

[Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]]

Try adding the <title> tag.

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~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/

 

[Murray]

You probably mean to add the title attribute to the <area> tag, no?

If I recall correctly, that is not shown in Firefox.... 8(

 

[John Malone]

I just tested this and the "title" tag does work in
Fire Fox 1.5 & IE-6 & 7
http://www.xmas-i-am.com/test/title_tag.htm

<area href="#1" shape="rect" coords="63, 62, 227, 153"
title="This is the where it hit">

Hope this helps

John Malone
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message | Try adding the <title> tag.
|
| --
|
| ~ Kathleen Anderson
| Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| Spider Web Woman Designs
| web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
|
|
| | > Here's my problem... have an image of the US map and need a screen tip
to
| > be shown on mouseovers on the hotspots. If you use the FP built in
screen
| > tips, it works fine in IE. But FireFox and Opera will not show them
| > correctly. I need a script (as simple as possible) that will work on all
| > three browsers.
| >
| > I've looked at DynamicDrive and have not found anything that seems to
work
| > well on image hotspots.
| >
| > Any suggestions are appreciated.
| >
| > David
|
|

 

[DavidN]

Thanks for the tip. That worked, but I still have a problem. In IE I can
use &#13 to separate entries in the screentip. Does not work in FireFox.
Anyone have a tag or know what to use for it to break the lines when
using the "title" tag in FireFox?

Thanks
David

 

[John Malone]

Yea, FF gives you a pipe | when you do that.
Even if you use the hard return method FF will
give you a double pipe || instead of a line break.

Here are some links to look at that might help.
http://www.bosrup.com/web/overlib/
http://web-graphics.com/mtarchive/001717.php
http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol6/design_no18.htm

No easy solution that I know of.

John Malone
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| Thanks for the tip. That worked, but I still have a problem. In IE I can
| use &#13 to separate entries in the screentip. Does not work in FireFox.
| Anyone have a tag or know what to use for it to break the lines when
| using the "title" tag in FireFox?
|
| Thanks
| David
|
|
| John Malone wrote:
| > I just tested this and the "title" tag does work in
| > Fire Fox 1.5 & IE-6 & 7
| > http://www.xmas-i-am.com/test/title_tag.htm
| >
| > <area href="#1" shape="rect" coords="63, 62, 227, 153"
| > title="This is the where it hit">
| >
| > Hope this helps
| >
| > John Malone
| > ====================
| > message | > | Try adding the <title> tag.
| > |
| > | --
| > |
| > | ~ Kathleen Anderson
| > | Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > | Spider Web Woman Designs
| > | web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | > Here's my problem... have an image of the US map and need a screen
tip
| > to
| > | > be shown on mouseovers on the hotspots. If you use the FP built in
| > screen
| > | > tips, it works fine in IE. But FireFox and Opera will not show them
| > | > correctly. I need a script (as simple as possible) that will work on
all
| > | > three browsers.
| > | >
| > | > I've looked at DynamicDrive and have not found anything that seems
to
| > work
| > | > well on image hotspots.
| > | >
| > | > Any suggestions are appreciated.
| > | >
| > | > David
| > |
| > |
| >
| >