[Bri]

Hi there,

Ok so I've got
<a href="http://www.boards.ie" onMouseOver="(window.status='Boards.ie'); return true">

How come this doesn't work (with or without the second return true)?
<a href="http://www.boards.ie" onMouseOver="(window.status='Boards.ie'); return true" onmouseout="window.status='BLANK BIT'); return true" target="new">

I've tried onLoad="window.defaultStatus='standard message';"> but only works in IE for me.

Thanks!

[Rollo Tamasi]

Are you just trying to load up the boards homepage in a new window? In that case you need this:
<a href="http://www.boards.ie" onMouseOver="(window.status='Boards.ie'); return true"
onmouseout="window.status='BLANK BIT'); return true" target="_blank">Boards</a>

[Bri]

Not too arsed about the target, just interested in getting the onMouseOver message removed after its loaded by someone hovering over...

I've managed to get another message working in IE with the "onLoad="window.defaultStatus='standard message';" in the main body tag...but this only works in IE.

So in Firefox the name of the last hovered link stays on the page permanently until another link is chosen.

Thanks.

[Bri]

Got it...
onMouseOut="window.status= ('')"
looks pretty much the same as what you have there but maybe the last " did the trick or something.

At this stage I'm just glad it works cross-browser!

Thanks.