Solving a Funny Problem - Onmouseover Status Bar Issues

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around an issue with the status bar in Internet Explorer when using the onmouseover event in a PHP page. Participants explore the behavior of the status bar across different machines and browsers, seeking to understand the inconsistency in functionality.

Discussion Character

  • Technical explanation, Debate/contested, Experimental/applied

Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes a problem where the status bar does not appear on one machine despite both machines having the same operating system and browser version.
  • Another participant suggests modifying the onmouseover event code to include return statements, indicating a potential solution.
  • A later reply confirms the suggested code modification but questions whether the issue could be a Microsoft-specific error without a fix.
  • Another participant tests the code in Firefox, noting that it works correctly there, but expresses confusion about the issue in Internet Explorer.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the cause of the issue or a definitive solution, as multiple viewpoints and uncertainties remain regarding the behavior of the status bar in different browsers.

Contextual Notes

The discussion highlights potential dependencies on browser behavior and settings, as well as the lack of clarity regarding the specific cause of the status bar issue on different machines.

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We have a funny problem :bugeye:

In a PHP page we have used following code:


onmouseover="window.status='hello'"

I runned the page on two diffrenet machines both runnig win XP and both with the same IE version (6.0.29).
In my surprise, on one of them, there is no status bar. But on the other one the status bar is working and the 'hello' message is shown properly.
What could be the reason?
What can we do to solve the problem?

P.S Both of them have the same screen resolution 1024*768.
 
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It should be onmouseover="window.status='hello'; return true" and onmouseout="window.status=''; return true"
 
yes it is

dduardo said:
It should be onmouseover="window.status='hello'; return true" and onmouseout="window.status=''; return true"

Actually it is what you have written here. Could it be a Micro**** error which has no cure?
 
Ok, I just tried it in firefox and works just fine. I have no idea what's going on.
 

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