function to update window status

[airswit]

hey, i want to make a function in javascript that will update the window status in netscape. now, i want to call it like this:

onmouseover="set('New Status');"

or something like that, then another that resets it, back to '':

onmouseout="reset();"

now, i have the reset func working fine and dandy, but i cant get the set func to work right. here is the function, i know it is probably some stupid mistake, but any help would be great:

function set(text) { window.status=text; return true; }

pretty new to javascript, so don't laugh too hard! haha

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Try this:

onmouseover="set('New Status'); return(true);"

Basically, moving the return(true) from the function to the onmouseover declaration.

Hope this helps,
Dan

 

[airswit]

well, the whole point of me doing it in a function, is so that i wouldn't have all those return statements in the quotes, so if there is another solution, that would be great

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

>> well, the whole point of me doing it in a function, is so that i wouldn't have all those return statements in the quotes

But did you try the code I gave? You didn't stipulate in your question that you only wanted the problem solved in a specific way, so sorry if my code was not up to scratch.

Dan

 

[vbkris]

well u could try this:

function set(text,Lnk)
{
window.status=text;
Lnk.onmouseout=SetBack()
}
function SetBack()
{
 status=""
}

call it like this:
onmouseover="set('New Status',this);"

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[airswit]

vbkris, that code you gave me gives me an error on the "lnk.onmouseover=" line, says "not implemented". am i not able to do this, or is it something i wrote wrong?

 

[vbkris]

give me sometime, i will test it

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[vbkris]

Note:
The setting of the status is wrong, u may want to change it.
The error has been rectified....

<script>
function set(text,Lnk)
{
status=text; //change this to a timer
Lnk.onmouseout=SetBack //The() was the error
}
function SetBack()
{
 status="Out"
}
</script>
<a href="" onmouseover="set('asd',this)">Link</a>

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[airswit]

k, i tried the code that you gave, but there is a problem, at least when i am running it. it seems that it updates the status after the mouse leaves the area, which means you see no effect! i learned this by omitting the onmouseout line, and when the mouse left the link, i saw the text i expected to see when the mouse was over the link. while the mouse is over the link, it just shows the location of the link!

 

[vbkris]

that is what i meant by asking u to reconsider ur status code, u have to set it in a timer, there is no other way...

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[airswit]

can you expand on that, i don't know what a timer is, i don't think. i usually set my status this way, just i usually put:

onmouseover="window.status='status text'; return true;"

inside of the <a> tag in the html file. when i thought to do it in a separate javascript func, i thought i could just do it in this same fasion.

 

[DaZZleD]

use in the head section:

<script language="javascript">
var statusText = "";
var myTimer = window.setInterval(500, setStatus());

function setStatus()
{
     window.status = statusText;
}
</script>

and replace onmouseover with:

onmouseover="statusText = 'new status text';"

 

[vbkris]

i have integrated dazzled's code with mine:

function set(text,Lnk)
{
setInterval("setStatus('"+text+"')",100);
Lnk.onmouseout=SetBack //The() was the error
}
function SetBack()
{
 status="Out"
}
function setStatus(text)
{
     window.status = text;
}
</script>
<a href="" onmouseover="set('asd',this)">Link</a

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[airswit]

aw man, still a problem, but getting better! now, i get the text i want in the status bar, but it like, sets the text back to '' (that's what i have 'setback()' put it as), but then sets it back to the text i send to the func in the 1st place!! ps, thanks for all your help thus far, you have been great!

 

[vbkris]

<script>
var timer
function set(text,Lnk)
{
timer=setInterval("setStatus('"+text+"')",100);
Lnk.onmouseout=SetBack //The() was the error
}
function SetBack()
{
 status="Out"
 clearInterval(timer)
}
function setStatus(text)
{
     window.status = text;
}
</script>
<a href="" onmouseover="set('asd',this)">Link</a>

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[airswit]

woohoo, than you soo much! finally, it works

 

[vbkris]

ur welcome....

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