Tooltip in CSS?

[Paul W]

Hi - is there a way I can specify a tooltip (='title') value in a CSS?

Thanks,

Paul.

 

[Murray]

No. That's not what CSS does.

 

[Paul W]

Funny then how it can specify a curosr?

Paul.

No. That's not what CSS does.

 

[MD Websunlimited]

Hi Paul,

Sorry no, you have to use the title attribute in the tag.

 

[Ronx]

That *is* what CSS does.

 

[Ronx]

A tooltip is an HTML construct, as in
<span title="this is a tooltip">Hover over this and see what happens</span>

The cursor is a display function and controlled by CSS, as in
<span style="cursor:help;">Hover over this and see what happens</span>

Combine the two:
<span title="this is a tooltip" style="cursor:help;">Hover over this and see
what happens</span>

 

[George Hester]

cursor is a style. But title is not. title is an attribute of a tag.
There are only a few things in CSS that can also be used as attributes of
tags. But title is not one of them. He\She can set a title with JavaScript
like this:

For IE browsers:

<!-- -->
<a id="oLink" href="apage.htm" title="1st Title">Click Me</a>
<!-- -->
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!-- Begin
var oldTitle = '';
var newTitle = '';
var new_t = document.getElementById('oLink');
oldTitle = new_t.getAttribute('title',2);
newTitle = new_t.setAttribute('title','2nd Title');
// End -->
</script>
<!-- -->

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/setattribu
te.asp?frame=true

Watch for line wrapping.

 

[Bob Lehmann]

Funny, I can drive my car forwards but not sideways. Why is that?

Bob Lehmann

 

[Murray]

You don't drive on ice much, do you? 8)