[WEB4LIB] Question on mouseovers

Thu Jan 24 12:47:06 EST 2002

Try this:

<html>
<head>

<title>Changing text</title>

<script language="javascript">
<!--
var texts = new Array("This text changes when you place your mouse cursor
over the links above.","You are pointing to link 1","This is link 2","Link 3
has text to show too.")

function showtext (whichtext) {
	document.sample.textbox.value = texts[whichtext];
}

//-->
</script>

</head>

<body onload="showtext('0');">

<form name="sample">

<p><a href="http://somewhere1.com" onmouseover="showtext('1')"
onmouseout="showtext('0')">Link 1</a></p>
<p><a href="http://somewhere2.com" onmouseover="showtext('2')"
onmouseout="showtext('0')">Link 2</a></p>
<p><a href="http://somewhere3.com" onmouseover="showtext('3')"
onmouseout="showtext('0')">Link 3</a></p>

<p><input type="text" name="textbox" size="80"></p>

</form>

</body>

</html>
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-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Drew, Bill
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:22 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Question on mouseovers

I have a question on using mouseovers.  I would like to be able to provide
an area in part of the web page that changes when I move the mouse over a
link.  I am not after using rollover graphics.  I want to do text.  How
would I do this using Dreamweaver?

Wilfred (Bill) Drew
Associate Librarian, Systems and Reference
SUNY Morrisville College Library
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