Displaying Text At bottom of Browser

[fpgiv]

Hi,
How do you make text or a message appear at the bottom of the browser? In IE, I'm talking about the area outside of the main window of the page and where the address of a hyperlink normally appears.
I'm sorry if this isn't clear, but I don't know how else to describe this page of the browser.
Thanks.

 

[YNOTU]

You must mean the status bar right?

<a href="link.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Click to View!'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status='';">My List of Sites</a>

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[WartookMan]

DeCojute has it, but it is worthwhile emphasizing that the "return true;" is very important. If you leave it out, it won't work.

Pete.


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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

> it is worthwhile emphasizing that the "return true;" is very important

Although it is also worth noting that you only need return true when setting the status bar in a link as shown above. Setting it normally in a script requires no such call (at least in IE6, anyway ;o)

Dan

 

[fpgiv]

Cool thanks a bunch!

 

[YNOTU]

^{Glad to help}