Language Java Script Definitive Examples 12.3.TXT

 <!-- This example is from the book _JavaScript: The Definitive Guide_.     -->
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<!-- Here's how you set the status line in a hyperlink 
  -- Note that the event handler *must* return true for this to work. -->
Lost? Dazed and confused? Visit the
<A HREF="sitemap.html" onMouseOver="status='Go to Site Map'; return true;">
  Site Map
</A>

<!-- You can do the same thing for client-side image maps -->
<IMG SRC="images/imgmap1.gif" USEMAP="#map1">
<MAP NAME="map1">
  <AREA COORDS="0,0,50,20" HREF="info.html"
    onMouseover="status='Visit our Information Center'; return true;">
  <AREA COORDS="0,20,50,40" HREF="order.html" 
    onMouseOver="status='Place an order'; return true">
  <AREA COORDS="0,40,50,60" HREF="help.html" 
    onMouseOver="status='Get help fast!'; return true">
</MAP>

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