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Insert into <HEAD> ******************************************************* <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- Begin // PopUp Help on Mouseover // By Fred Irving of MaxFx Softwre // Create an entry in this format for each help popup you will have. // hmsg["popup name"] = new helpmsg( // "Title of popup", "header style", "Message Style", "Help Message"); // 'popup name' is the what you will call the popup later, used to open help. // 'title of popup' is shown at the top of the help box that opens. (Optional) // 'header style' is a predefined style of how to display the title. // header style valid options include: 'header', 'fancyheader', 'h1', 'h2', or "" // 'message style' is a predefined style of how to display the help message. // message style valid options include: 'plain', 'italics', 'bold', "" // 'help message' is the the text shown in the popup. It should explain the topic. // I have tried to show a multitude of different popup combinations below.... var hmsg = new Array(); hmsg["home"] = new helpmsg( "MaxFx Home Page", "fancyheader", "plain", "Clicking this link will bring you to the MaxFx Home Page home page, where you can find 3D Animation and Music."); hmsg["forum"] = new helpmsg( "Google", "h2", "bold", "Use the Google Search Engine for all your answers on finding great freeware javascript on the internet along with many other answers to all your questions."); hmsg["faq"] = new helpmsg( "Irt.org homepage", "h2", "italics", "Clicking this link will bring you to irt.org - JavaScript Windows FAQ Knowledge Base for all your questions and answers on JavaScripting."); hmsg["news"] = new helpmsg( "CNN Internet", "fancyheader", "plain", "Live and up to the minute news from CNN with streaming video 24 hours a day."); hmsg["views"] = new helpmsg( "", "", "", "A monthly newsletter with links to all the script we've added to the site in the last month, a webmaster-related column, and links to other useful webmaster sites."); var myPopup = new helpbox("myPopup", hmsg, 275, 195, "#ffffee"); // 275 is the width of the popup box // 195 is the height of the popup box // "#ffffee" is the color of the popup box function helpmsg(header, hstyle, mstyle, message) { this.DEFAULTHSTYLE = "plain"; this.DEFAULTMSTYLE = "plain"; this.header = header; if (hstyle) this.hstyle = hstyle; else this.hstyle = this.DEFAULTHSTYLE; this.message = message; if (mstyle) this.mstyle = mstyle; else this.mstyle = this.DEFAULTMSTYLE; return this; } new helpmsg(); helpmsg.prototype.show = show; function show() { var H = "<FONT FACE='arial'>" + this.header + "</FONT>"; if (this.hstyle == "h1") H = "<H1>" + H + "</H1>"; else if (this.hstyle == "h2") H = "<H2>" + H + "</H2>"; else if (this.hstyle == "h3") H = "<H3>" + H + "</H3>"; else if (this.hstyle == "h4") H = "<H4>" + H + "</H4>"; if (this.hstyle == "fancyheader") H = "<table width='75%'>" + "<tr><td bgcolor='#6060ff' align='center' valign='center'>" + "<H1><FONT COLOR='white'>" + H + "</FONT></H1>" + "</td></tr></table>"; else if (this.hstyle == "italics") H = "<I>" + H + "</I>"; var M = "<FONT FACE='arial'>" + this.message + "</FONT>"; if (this.mstyle == "plain") {} if (this.mstyle == "italics") M = M.italics(); else if (this.mstyle == "bold") M = M.bold(); var htmlpage = ""; if (this.hstyle.indexOf("header")>=0) htmlpage = H + M; else htmlpage = H + "<BR>" + M; return htmlpage; } function helpbox(name, hm, width, height, bgcolor) { this.name = name; this.helpmessage = hm; this.timerHandle = null; this.windowHandle = null; this.DEFAULTWIDTH = 350; this.DEFAULTHEIGHT = 400; this.DEFAULTBGCOLOR = "#ffffcc"; this.POPUPDELAY = 100; if (width) this.width = width; else this.width = this.DEFAULTWIDTH; if (height) this.height = height; else this.height = this.DEFAULTHEIGHT; if (bgcolor) this.bgcolor = bgcolor; else this.bgcolor = this.DEFAULTBGCOLOR; return this; } function startHelp(msgindex) { var cmdstr="top." + this.name + ".showHelp('" + msgindex + "')"; this.timerHandle = setTimeout(cmdstr, this.POPUPDELAY); } function showHelp(msgindex) { if (!this.windowHandle || !this.windowHandle.name || this.windowHandle.name=="") this.windowHandle = window.open( "", "subWindow", "toolbar=no," + "location=no," + "directories=no," + "status=no," + "menubar=no," + "scrollbars=no," + "resizable=no," + "top=100," + "left=300," + "width=" + this.width + "," + "height=" + this.height ); else this.windowHandle.focus(); this.windowHandle.document.open(); var to_page = "<HTML>\n" + "<BODY BGCOLOR='" + this.bgcolor + "'><P>" + this.helpmessage[msgindex].show() + "</BODY></HTML>\n"; this.windowHandle.document.write(to_page); this.windowHandle.document.close(); } function clearHelp() { clearTimeout(this.timerHandle); if (this.windowHandle && this.windowHandle.name) { this.windowHandle.close(); this.windowHandle=null; } } new helpbox(); helpbox.prototype.startHelp = startHelp; helpbox.prototype.showHelp = showHelp; helpbox.prototype.clearHelp = clearHelp; // End --> </script> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- function by Fred Irving (Mad Max) info@maxfx.tv --> <!-- Begin function jump() { window.location = "http://maxfx.tv"; } // End --> </script> </head> ************************************* Insert into <BODY> ********* <a href="http://maxfx.tv/" onMouseOver="myPopup.startHelp('home')" onMouseOut="myPopup.clearHelp()">MaxFx Software Home Page</a><br> <br> <a href="http://google.com/" onMouseOver="myPopup.startHelp('forum')" onMouseOut="myPopup.clearHelp()">Google Search Engine</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.irt.org/" onMouseOver="myPopup.startHelp('faq')" onMouseOut="myPopup.clearHelp()">JavaScript Source FAQs</a><br> <br> <a href="http://cnn.com" onMouseOver="myPopup.startHelp('news')" onMouseOut="myPopup.clearHelp()">World News and Facts</a><br> <br> <input type=button value="Website MaxFx" target "_Blank" onClick="jump()" onMouseOver="myPopup.startHelp('views')" onMouseOut="myPopup.clearHelp()"> ******************************** That's It Dude!
