Baloon with PHP code?

[svar]

I wonder if it is possible to display baloon widgets with PHP/html?

The idea is that following a database query, a table is displayed. Table entries have further information that is too detailed to display, hence it might be a good idea to have a ballon pop up when the mouse hovers over that entry. Is this possible or are there alternative ways(sort of a button) for achieving this?

 

[jpadie]

This is an HTML/CSS or JavaScript query. Not php

Answer in brief:

In HTML you can use the title attribute of the relevant control.

In CSS you can use the :hover pseudo selector to cause a related div to become visible.

In JavaScript you can monitor hover events (mouse over) and show a div (or whatever) however you want (ie by Dom injection or manipulating the display property)

 

[feherke]

Hi

Just one thing to add. Pure client-side solutions require the balloon content to be delivered together with the page itself. Given you will display a table and the visitor will rarely hover on all table rows, many balloon content will remain undisplayed. So in case of big table and/or big balloon contents better think to use AJAX to acquire the balloon content on demand.


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