13366Button Info Panelhttp://www.raingod.com/raingod/resources/Programming/JavaScript/Software/ButtonInfoPanel/index.htmlMany sites use JavaScript to put additional 'explanatory' text in the browser's status line when the user moves the pointer over a link. The problem is that the text rarely tells you anything more than you already know from the link title or from the URL. Moreover, the text overwrites the URL and other messages that normally appear on the status line, depriving the user of useful information.
This JavaScript offers an alternative. When the user moves the pointer over a link, information (admittedly not very useful information, but that could change) appears as part of an onscreen graphic. The status line is not overwritten, so the user can still get read the URL of the link and see where they're going, what they'll find at the far end etc. This solution isn't bandwidth-efficient - we're sending extra images down the line - but it might be acceptable as part of a 'cool', graphics-intensive interface. Repeated use of the same images over multiple pages should also permit significant savings due to caching.JavaScript > Scripts and Programs > Links and ButtonsOct 12, 2006
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Essam's script creates a comprehensive DHTML tip message to help describe important links on your webpage, perhaps the most comprehensive yet. Modeled after a similar script by Eric Bosrup, it is extremely versatile in its placement and special effects to render as the tooltip is being displayed. The script supports over 25 different configuration parameters! Overall an excellent script that works cross browser (IE4+, NS4+, Opera 7+).
This script creates a button that takes the user back to the browser's default homepage when clicked on. Not exactly practical, but definitely fun to have on your webpage! Developers, check the Developer's View to see the technique used that helped make this script work in IE as well!
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