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  • 12-06-2006 7:16pm
    #1
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭


    I can never get my head around Javascript, it's as understandable as women to me. But I like women more.

    Is there any way of (an easy way) having text popup with javascript? I have a little information text that would be nice if it popped up onMouseover but I have no idea how to do it. Unfortunately the <a href title="" only allows a small amount of text on Firefox, about 15 words, I need about three times that amount.

    I've tried using iFrames too but I can't get the mouseover to work to make it visible.

    Thanks


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Why need so much? If you need that much text, surely there is a better way to display it than in a tool tip? But anyhoo...

    What about a floating div that displays when you hover over a link?


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    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    Have a look here -> http://www.dhtmlgoodies.com/index.html?page=tooltip


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    Gosh
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭Gosh


    Here's a Javascript example


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    #5
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Thanks a million guys, I couldn't find these kinds of rollovers. I'm going to use this one as it is the only one that works for me right now!

    Aidan, I tried a floating div (if this is the same as you mean) but the text didn't slot correctly with the rest of the text. Although it's more of a hidden div I was trying. Here's an example (modified from an original a list apart article). Unfortunately I couldn't get it to work in the context I needed it.
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/article.css" type="text/css" media="all" />
<!--

a.biglink {
width: 80px;
height: 21px;
background-color: white;
color: #ccc;
overflow: hidden;
font: 10px arial;
float: left;
text-align: center;
}

a.biglink:hover {
color: black;
background-color: pink;
overflow: visible;
text-decoration: none;
}
-->

</style>

</head>

<body>

<div>
<a href="#" class="biglink"><img src="button.gif" border="0" alt="blah" /><br />hidden text</a>
</div>

</body>
</html>

    Thanks again


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    #6
    daymobrew
    Registered Users Posts: 6,511 ✭✭✭daymobrew


    I've always been a fan of overLib. Move the mouse over the links on that page to see a quick demo.


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