Putting text on the status bar

Putting text on the status bar

example demonstrates how to manipulate text on the status bar. When you move the cursor over a hyperlink, the statusbar shows the destination URL. This is not very helpful. Fortunately, it is very easy to put our own brief description there.

The normal HTML code for a hyperlink might be something like this:

<A HREF="mylink.htm">Click here</A>

To display something on the status bar when the mouse is moved over this link, you need to add a little more:

<A HREF="mylink.htm" onMouseOver="window.status='Click
here to know more about me'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; ">Click here</A>