Popup text box when mouseover a link?

[hstraf]

Hi there,

Does anyone know how to create those customized little text popups that appear when you mouseover a link? Sometimes the popup is in a box with colors, etc..

I want to put some "instructions" when people place their mouse over certain links, and I remember seeing this kind of thing but I can't find it anywhere.

Thanks!

[tommatthews]

Is this the sort of thing you are looking for?

Tool Tip Generator

The only downside is that this DHTML code only works in IE. You would probably need to have a javascript browser pop-up to work on all (or most) browsers.

[hstraf]

That's exactly what I was looking for. It only works with IE? Does anyone know how to get this working with NS? Is there an alternative besides javascript popups?

The whole reason I want to do this "tooltip" thing in the first place is to inform my visitor (when they rollover the link) that the link will popup in a new window.

Thanks!

[tommatthews]

Here is another one that uses a .js file that may work on all browsers.
Let me know how you go with it.
http://maximus.ravecore.com/tooltip.shtml

[hstraf]

I also saw that one via the link on the original site you posted. This one actually works perfectly with NS 4/6!

You can even type basic HTML in the tooltip area. Nifty stuff, and it will do exactly what I need.

Thanks Tom!

[tommatthews]

Great, I will give it a try as well.

[Hulkur]

You can use
<a href="some_url" title="Tooltip here">Link w/tooltip</a>

IIRC it's in standard too.
Works fine with Opera 5.12 and IE4, but not in NN4.78

[tommatthews]

Originally posted by Hulkur
You can use
<a href="some_url" title="Tooltip here">Link w/tooltip</a>

IIRC it's in standard too.
Works fine with Opera 5.12 and IE4, but not in NN4.78

yEA, it's not as fancy though.

[paroxysm]

But if hstraf only wants to inform the visitor that there will be a popup window, there is no need for fanciful stuff, right?