Masking status bar text

I'm brand new to javascript, but trying to learn. I found a script that completely masks from the browser's status bar the URL that would normally show as you mouse over a link on the webpage.

I would like to modify the script so that rather than mask the URL completely (which would tend to make the viewer even wonder if the link is a valid link), I would like to have the status bar of the browser display a static message (i.e."Website link" or anything).

Here's the script for complete masking.

<script>

//Hide status bar msg II script- by javascriptkit.com
//Visit JavaScript Kit (http://javascriptkit.com) for script
//Credit must stay intact for use

function hidestatus(){
window.status=''
return true
}

if (document.layers)
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEOVER | Event.MOUSEOUT)

document.onmouseover=hidestatus
document.onmouseout=hidestatus
</script>


Anybody suggest ways to modify it to do what I was thinking?

My first idea was to replace the window.status from " " to the message that I wanted. That displayed the message, but all the time rather than just when a mouse over a link occurred.

How about:

<script>

//Hide status bar msg II script- by javascriptkit.com
//Visit JavaScript Kit (http://javascriptkit.com) for script
//Credit must stay intact for use

function hidestatus(){
window.status='Website Link'
return true
}

function resetstatus(){
window.status=''
return true
}

if (document.layers)
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEOVER | Event.MOUSEOUT)

document.onmouseover=hidestatus
document.onmouseout=resetstatus
</script>

Good luck

I will give it a try, then try to understand it too! Thanks

Tried the suggested script. The status bar displays "Website Link" all the time and not just upon mousing over a link. It never goes back to a blank status bar.

Any other ideas? Thanks a lot

Just a stupid question

function resetstatus(){
window.status=''
return true
}


Did u write window.status=' '

deb...
/me just a does® it this way in the <a href tag...

onmouseover="window.status='What you want it to say'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;"

just a goodluck® n' hoping it helps...:O)))

Stoeffel, it looks like an "=" here, but I checked the script and it is an apostrophe followed by another apostrophe

Well, it's because you are using

document.onmouseover

to trigger the function. ANYthing inside the browser's viewport is the document.function hidestatus( e )
{
var elem = ( document.all ) ? event.srcElement : e.target;
if ( elem.nodeType == 3 ) elem = elem.parentNode;
if ( elem.nodeName != "A" ) return true;;
window.status='Website Link'
return true;
}

function resetstatus( e )
{
var elem = ( document.all ) ? event.srcElement : e.target;
if ( elem.nodeType == 3 ) elem = elem.parentNode;
if ( elem.nodeName != "A" ) return true;
window.status='';
return true;
} There's other ways to do this, you could even have a separate status message per link.

What's the point of hiding the URL in the first place:confused: :rolleyes: :confused:

Thanks justame. It worked!

Vladdy--I wanted to modify the url of linked to pages not for any sinister reasons! :)

I have some free webspace with my cable internet service provider. So, rather than going with a webhost, I just registered a domain name, have a page parked with the registrar, with URL forwarding to the actual URL of my free webspace. So, a visitor that types the domain name, doesn't see the long complicated url of my free webspace but rather sees just my nice little domain name.

But, when a user mouses over a link on my page, the free webspace long url shows in the status bar of the browser. To make things look a little more professional, I read about changing the status bar message being capable of modification. So, there you have it!

The long domain name will still be in the address bar.... Could be even more confusing....

That is why I have URL masking from the registrar. It makes the url in the address bar show a constant name equal to the domain name.

deb...
youre more than just a welcome® :O)))

Originally posted by Vladdy
The long domain name will still be in the address bar....

vla...
nottt just a necessarily® :O)))...aka frames...

Originally posted by justame
aka frames...
Oops, forgot some still use this atrocity :rolleyes: :D :D :D