[thelist] FWD: Javascript advice, please

[Ben Henick]

--- "Daniel J. Cody" <dcody at oracular.com> wrote:
> I've figured out how to do it by reloading the page and not using
> a function, but I want to do it with an onClick event calling a
> function
> 
> which uses document.write....... problem is, when I try this method
> the page itself goes blank, the document.write over-writes everything
> except the headline. Can someone tell me how I can prevent this
> happening?

Well, for IE4 & 5 can change the innerHTML property:

document.all["YourDIVHere"].innerHTML = "yadda yadda headline";

...under most circumstances.

For Netscape your best bet is to build a layer (e.g.
absolutely-positioned DIV) and perform the document.write to that
layer.

<facetiousness>
As Homer J. Simpson would say, "Mmmmmmm.... laay-ers..."
</facetiousness>

I suppose I could also explain how to make NN and IE recognize the same
thing with a single reference, but I'll let that duty devolve to
another soul or another day.



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