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pop up description layer

POP-UP LINK WITH DESCRIPTION

THE JavaScript Source
Variable width
Double line popup
Image sample
Really long description
Persistant with links

 1. Copy the coding into the HEAD of your HTML document     
2. Add the last code into the BODY of your HTML document



<!-- TWO STEPS TO INSTALL POP-UP LINK WITH DESCRIPTION:

1. Copy the coding into the HEAD of your HTML document
2. Add the last code into the BODY of your HTML document -->

<!-- STEP ONE: Paste this code into the HEAD of your HTML document -->

<HEAD>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!-- This script and many more are available free online at -->
<!-- The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com -->
<!-- Original: Patrick Lewis (gtrwiz@aol.com) -->
<!-- Web Site: http://www.patricklewis.net -->
<!-- Begin
// ############## SIMPLE BROWSER SNIFFER
if (document.layers) {navigator.family = "nn4"}
if (document.all) {navigator.family = "ie4"}
if (window.navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().match("gecko")) {navigator.family = "gecko"}

// ######### popup text
descarray = new Array(
"This site has some of the greatest scripts around!",
"These popups can have varying width. It is dependant upon the text message.",
"You can have <b>two</b> lines <br>and HTML content.",
"You can also have images in here like this:<br><img src=greenbar.gif>",
"You can put in a really long <br>description if it is nessary to <br>explain something in detail, <br>like a warning about content <br>or privacy.",
"</center>Lastly, you can have links like these:<br><a href='http://javascript.internet.com/'>JavaScript Source</a><br><a href='http://javascript.internet.com/'>JavaScript Source</a><br><a href='http://javascript.internet.com/'>JavaScript Source</a><br>With a change in the onmouseout event handler."
);

overdiv="0";
// ######### CREATES POP UP BOXES
function popLayer(a){
if(!descarray[a]){descarray[a]="<font color=red>This popup (#"+a+") isn't setup correctly - needs description</font>";}
if (navigator.family == "gecko") {pad="0"; bord="1 bordercolor=black";}
else {pad="1"; bord="0";}
desc = "<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding="+pad+" border="+bord+" bgcolor=000000><tr><td>\n"
+"<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=ffffdd><center><font size=-1>\n"
+descarray[a]
+"\n</td></tr></table>\n"
+"</td></tr></table>";
if(navigator.family =="nn4") {
document.object1.document.write(desc);
document.object1.document.close();
document.object1.left=x+15;
document.object1.top=y-5;
}
else if(navigator.family =="ie4"){
object1.innerHTML=desc;
object1.style.pixelLeft=x+15;
object1.style.pixelTop=y-5;
}
else if(navigator.family =="gecko"){
document.getElementById("object1").innerHTML=desc;
document.getElementById("object1").style.left=x+15;
document.getElementById("object1").style.top=y-5;
}
}
function hideLayer(){
if (overdiv == "0") {
if(navigator.family =="nn4") {eval(document.object1.top="-500");}
else if(navigator.family =="ie4"){object1.innerHTML="";}
else if(navigator.family =="gecko") {document.getElementById("object1").style.top="-500";}
}
}

// ######## TRACKS MOUSE POSITION FOR POPUP PLACEMENT
var isNav = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") !=-1);
function handlerMM(e){
x = (isNav) ? e.pageX : event.clientX + document.body.scrollLeft;
y = (isNav) ? e.pageY : event.clientY + document.body.scrollTop;
}
if (isNav){document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE);}
document.onmousemove = handlerMM;
// End -->
</script>

</HEAD>

<!-- STEP TWO: Copy this code into the BODY of your HTML document -->

<BODY>

<div id="object1" style="position:absolute; background-color:FFFFDD;color:black;border-color:black;border-width:20; visibility:show; left:25px; top:-100px; z-index:+1" onmouseover="overdiv=1;" onmouseout="overdiv=0; setTimeout('hideLayer()',1000)">
pop up description layer
</div>

<!-- THE TEXT FOR THE POPUP DESCRIPTIONS ARE ON LINE 12 -->

<a href="http://javascript.internet.com" onMouseOver="popLayer(0)" onMouseOut="hideLayer()"><font size=-1 face=arial><b>
THE JavaScript Source
</b></font></a><br>

<a href="#" onMouseOver="popLayer(1)" onMouseOut="hideLayer()"><font size=-1 face=arial><b>
Variable width
</b></font></a><br>

<a href="#" onMouseOver="popLayer(2)" onMouseOut="hideLayer()"><font size=-1 face=arial><b>
Double line popup
</b></font></a><br>

<a href="#" onMouseOver="popLayer(3)" onMouseOut="hideLayer()"><font size=-1 face=arial><b>
Image sample
</b></font></a><br>

<a href="#" onMouseOver="popLayer(4)" onMouseOut="hideLayer()"><font size=-1 face=arial><b>
Really long description
</b></font></a><br>

<a href="#" onMouseOver="popLayer(5)" onMouseOut="setTimeout('hideLayer()',2000)"><font size=-1 face=arial><b>
Persistant with links
</b></font></a><br>