Links with onscreen tips

[Guest]

I have several words that link to seperate pages. I also want to put onscreen
mouseover text on each word. Can I do it without using layers? If I need
layers, should the layer have the hyperlink to the appropriate page? Or is
there a much easier way? As always, thanks a bundle for your help. Cheers,
Graeme

 

[Trevor L.]

There was a reply in an earlier thread

<a href="mypage2.html" title="What you want to say when mouse hovers over
the text">some text</a>

<a href="mypage2.html" title="What you want to say when mouse hovers over
the text">do it again</a>

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Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au

I have several words that link to seperate pages. I also want to put
onscreen mouseover text on each word. Can I do it without using
layers? If I need layers, should the layer have the hyperlink to the
appropriate page? Or is there a much easier way? As always, thanks a
bundle for your help. Cheers, Graeme

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[Trevor L.]

Sorry this should read

<a href="mypage1.html" title="What you want to say when mouse hovers
over the text">some text</a>

<a href="mypage2.html" title="What you want to say when mouse hovers
over the text">do it again</a>

so that each reference is to a different page mypage1 and mypage2
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[Mark Fitzpatrick]

Trevors suggestion of using the title attribute is right on. Just keep in
mind that the title attribute is not available on all browsers, though
hopefully it will be in the future. Also, in case you wonder, there is no
way to control the period the "tooltip" is available so it's not possible to
say, set it to appear for 10 seconds then dissappear. It's right now at the
browsers whim.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

 

[Murray]

the title attribute is not available on all browsers

Like which?

 

[Guest]

Here's a neat, configurable Javascript that will provide mouseover tool tips.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

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[Guest]

Oh, you want a link???

http://www.walterzorn.com/tooltip/tooltip_e.htm