ONMOUSEOVER

jessc · Aug 9, 2005

Hi,

I'm trying to incorporate javascript onmouseover in a coldfusion (.cfm) file. I don't think coldfusion supports onmouseover, so I was wondering if I could incorporate javascript. BUt how?

When a user mouses' over a text, I want a popup of the definition of that text.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jessica

LFI · Aug 9, 2005

If the definitions are short enough, you can wrap the defined words in SPAN tags and make the TITLE parameters the definition. The titles popup when you mouseover the spans.

Then, to let the user know there is a definition, you can use STYLEs and CLASSes to color the text blue (for example) and make the mouse turn into a question mark when you mouse over it.

Example:

Code:

<html>
<head>
<style>
.defined{
 cursor:help;
 color:blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<span class='defined' title='Short definition'>Defined-word</span> and un-defined words.
</body>
</html>

'hope this helps!

--Dave

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