mouseover "tool tips"

[Guest]

I need to give users access to a small amount of additional information, but it seems like overkill to create a hyperlink to open a new page. For example, if my text contains the name of an organisation, I'd like to give the option of seeing the postal address of that organisation, but it isn't worth a full-blown hyperlink. Is there any way of displaying a tool-tips-type box (containing the extra information) when the user mouses over the name? I hope the answer's not too technical -- I'm a new user of FP2003.

 

[Duncan]

Hi,

I found this website, it provides what I think you are
looking for. You need to know how to use Cascading Style
Sheets or JavaScript however (as well as how to edit HTML
code). I would recommmend you use the CSS (Cascading
Style Sheets) approach as it takes up less time to load
and execute the page. Don't worry, CSS is easy to learn.

http://www.gospelcom.net/guide/resources/popuphelp.php

-Duncan

-----Original Message-----
I need to give users access to a small amount of

additional information, but it seems like overkill to
create a hyperlink to open a new page. For example, if my
text contains the name of an organisation, I'd like to
give the option of seeing the postal address of that
organisation, but it isn't worth a full-blown hyperlink.
Is there any way of displaying a tool-tips-type box
(containing the extra information) when the user mouses
over the name? I hope the answer's not too technical --
I'm a new user of FP2003.

 

[Steve Easton]

You can add a tooltip using span tags with a title element.

<span title=" Postal address and zip code ">Organization Name</span>

hth


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I need to give users access to a small amount of additional information,

but it seems like overkill to create a hyperlink to open a new page. For
example, if my text contains the name of an organisation, I'd like to give
the option of seeing the postal address of that organisation, but it isn't
worth a full-blown hyperlink. Is there any way of displaying a
tool-tips-type box (containing the extra information) when the user mouses
over the name? I hope the answer's not too technical -- I'm a new user of
FP2003.

 

[Guest]

Thank you, Duncan and Steve. Between you, you've given me both the basic answer and the bells and whistles, too. <span> does exactly what I want -- I can even split my address into formatted lines. Brilliant.