Changing the mouse pointer icon....

[froggerIII]

In the application I am writing, instead of regular checkboxes, we are using images (one with a blank box, and one with a check in the box). In netscape, when the user clicks on the image, the box gets checked, but the mouse pointer remains an hourglass, not a the usual hand that appears when the mouse pointer is over an image. Is there a way to control the mouse pointer icon with javascript?

 

[wood]

One solution that I used is to put the image in a table and have the <td> style set to cursor:hand. eg)

<table>
<tr>
<td style=&quot;cursor:hand&quot;><img>....</img></td>
</tr>
</table>

You can try this!

 

[froggerIII]

well, i am using lots of divs (keep in mind that netscape really loves divs) using style anywhere inside a div, messes everything up for me. i tried this:

<style>
#hand {cursor: hand}
</style>
<TD id=hand>.....

alas, it didn't work. do you have any other input for me?

 

[wood]

You can try referencing the object by JavaScript.

eg)

document.divID.cursor=&quot;hand&quot;

This can be used with onmouseover and onmouseout

onmouseover=&quot;document.divID.cursor='hand'&quot;
onmouseout=&quot;document.divID.cursor='default'&quot;

Of course this is for netscape. IE references it like: document.all.divID.style.cursor=&quot;hand&quot;

Hope this helps!

 

[ChrisMacPherson]

I have this problem also, and it's VERY annoying!! If you can solve it please post the script/solution here...thanks

 

[froggerIII]

thedamager, I take it wood's solutions didn't work for you either.

 

[ChrisMacPherson]

FroggerIII, No it didn't, I am only in a table though, not a div. I thought that the cursor stlye could only be used in IE?

I am sure it is something to do with the javascript envolved, it seems fine in IE. I also have a problem with another script>>

When I use a button to activate a script which re-writes a document, I have to press the button twice in netscape, but only the usual once in IE. I'm fairly sure that this can be fixed, but I don't know about our similar problem...

If you want a have a look at the source(be prepared, I dont think it's the greatest code in the world!) it's in the menu on the left. Try going up or down...

 

[theEclipse]

cursor styles are a css2 spec, thus not at all supported by netscape, and only partially supported by ie.

 

[froggerIII]

so, theEclipse, are you implying that there is absolutely no way to solve this problem?

 

[ChrisMacPherson]

Are you using <input type=&quot;image&quot;> for your checkbox or just placing an 'onClick=' statement in an <img> tag?

I am using just an 'onClick=' in the <img> tag, are we doing it the same way? Maybe using the <input> tag would be better? I will try it...