[WEB4LIB] Re: CSS or DHTML?

[J.A. Heriot]

If I understand what you want, there was an article in zdnet on it -
"Rollover of the Gods"
http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2136923,00.html
-Jean
WSDOT Library
heriotj at wsdot.wa.gov

On Sat, 24 Apr 1999, jay wrote:

> Bill:
> I hope that someone on the list responds with a solution to your problem....that
> is exactly what I wish to do!
> 
> Bill Drew wrote:
> 
> > Looking to the future, I am teaching myself or trying to teach myself CSS
> > and DHTML.  I would like to create a webpage for the library that when you
> > pass the mouse over a string of text the page display related text.  Here is
> > an example.  I would have a line of text that says "Databases".  When the
> > mouse is passed over that text I would like to see a list of links to all of
> > our databases appear on the screen without loading another page and without
> > using frames.  Seems to me that JavaScript combined with CSS should be able
> > to do this.  I know how to do this using mouse rollovers for images combined
> > with client side mapping.  That is too slow because of the time it takes to
> > down load images.  Are there any examples out there?   This would be used in
> > conjunction with a browser detector script to ensure appropriate access for
> > all users.
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