what is it called when...

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Don

What is the proper term for when you move a mouse over text on a web page
and a little bubble (or box) appears with some words of explanation about
what the mouse is over.

I was looking for information on how to do that but my searches have not
been very successful.
 
X

xmas

Don,

Add a Screen tip to words / text.???

<p title="Individual and Company">Pensions</p>

The word "Pensions" when you mouse over will show
the "Individual and Company" in a small box...

Hope this helps
 
D

Don

I must be doing something wrong. I insterted that into my html but when I
look at it in preview view or preview with browser, nothing happens.

I have all the java stuff turned on in the page properties.

I am using FP XP.
 
X

xmas

Don,

Try a new page... Go to "HTML" View (Code)
Insert it like this
<body>
<p title="Individual and Company">Pensions</p>
</body>

Then go to preview view and all you should see is
the word "Pensions"......
When you place your mouse over it you should see
the small box with a yellow background and the words
"Individual and Company"...

Should work..
 
D

Destin_FL

Don,
What you're talking about is actually called a "tooltip" Go to Google, do a
search for HTML tooltips; you'll get about 4000 pages, focus on the first 2 or 3
and learn what you can.

The greatest tooltips I have found are here: http://www.walterzorn.com You can
use images, shadowing, etc. ad nauseum with his tooltips. Really incredible
stuff.

Tim


What is the proper term for when you move a mouse over text on a web page
and a little bubble (or box) appears with some words of explanation about
what the mouse is over.

I was looking for information on how to do that but my searches have not
been very successful.
 
D

Don

Thanks again. I learned that I cannot copy and paste into FP HTML code - it
inserts a lot of other stuff also. I typed it in manually but no luck. The
text Pensions displayed, of course, but no little box of any kind.
 
D

Don

Thanks Tim.

Do I understand correctly that I can only have tooltips for hyperlinks? I
thought any text could have a tooltip. For example, look at the code from
xmas (other messages in this thread) - there is no hyperlink involved.
Granted, I can't make it work but I guess it works for him.

Do I need some type of javascript library in the same foldr as my web pages?
Do I need to link my pages to that library? Do I even know what I am
talking about???? NO!
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Don,

You need to paste the following into Notepad, then into FP in HTML View:

<p title="Individual and Company">Pensions</p>

In order for this to be viewed, users must have IE or NS6 and up browsers,
not supported in NS4 browsers.

Also if the text is not a link, how will a user know to place their mouse
over the text to see the title message?

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D

Don

Okay, it does work correctly after I make it a hyperlink. My intention was
to have the text a different color so the users would know they can hover
their mouse over the text and get more information.

I wonder if I made it a link to a non-existent page.... would that work?
I'll try it. This is what is known as trial and error learning.
 
D

Don

I was wrong - it does work, but only after I make it a hyperlink. I was
looking for the same effect without having to have a hyperlink.
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

You can make the text a hyperlink by setting the value of the hyperlink to
#

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T

Thomas A. Rowe

I have it working here without it being a hyperlink, but see my other reply.

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T

Thomas A. Rowe

<a href="#" title="Individual and Company">Pensions</a>

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MS KB Quick Links, etc.
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D

Don

Thank you - now I understand. I wonder why FP adds all the junk HTML when I
copy and paste from Word or a newsgroup ?
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

I don't think you can using this method.

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T

Thomas A. Rowe

Because it support rich text format, so you have to paste into Notepad first
or use Paste Special in FP.

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