7. Click OK when you??™re finished.
Set Text of Status Bar
Use the Set Text of Status Bar action to display a text message in the browser??™s status bar based on a user??™s
action, such as moving the pointer over an image. The message stays displayed in the status bar until
another message replaces it. System messages, such as URLs, tend to be temporary and visible only when
the user??™s mouse is over a link.
Some browsers, including Internet Explorer 6 and 7 will not display the change of status bar
text without changing user preferences.
The only limit to the length of the message is the size of the browser??™s status bar; you should test your message
in various browsers to make sure that it is completely visible.
To display a message only when a user??™s pointer is over an image or link, use one Set Text of
Status Bar action, attached to an onMouseOver event, with your desired status-bar message.
Use another Set Text of Status Bar action, attached to an onMouseOut event, that has a null string (??? ???) as
the text.
You enter all text in Message field of the Set Text of Status Bar parameter dialog box (see Figure 12-16).
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FIGURE 12-16
Use the Set Text of Status Bar action to guide your users with instructions in the browser window??™s status bar.
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