[Javascript] Linked text in layers onMouseOver

[John]

I am way not an expert on JavaScript or IE, but I thought IE did not support
layers. I think to achieve the same effect you have to code two routines,
one for IE and one for Netscape.

John Warner
address: mailto:john at jwarner.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: javascript-admin at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-admin at LaTech.edu]On
> Behalf Of Pietro Carubbi
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 1:01 PM
> To: javascript at latech.edu
> Subject: [Javascript] Linked text in layers onMouseOver
>
>
> Hallo,
>
> I have some images, that, onMouseOver, let appear texts within layers.
>
> I want these texts displayed in the layers contain images and
> links, but...
> I receive an 'unknown run-time error' from IE.
>
> The page is built so:
>
> 1) In the HEAD I have:
>
> <SCRIPT language=JavaScript>
> var description = new Array();
> description[1] = "<a href=\"http://www.url.com\"><b>Linked Text</b></a>";
> description[2] = "etc";
> description[3] = "etc";
> description[4] = "etc";
> description[5] = "etc";
> description[6] = "etc";
> description[7] = "etc";
> description[8] = "etc";
> </SCRIPT>
>
> 2) In the BODY I have this kind of tables where the layers are contained:
>
> <TD height=104 vAlign=top width=320><A id=layerName1></A></TD>
>
> 3) There are then the images, that, onMouseOver, have to display the
> descriptions (1) in the layers (2):
>
> <A href="..." onmouseover="layerName1.innerHTML = description[1];"><IMG
> src="..."></A>
>
>
> How do I have to optimize this code? What is wrong in the HEAD's
> description
> strings???
>
> Thank you in advance,