cursor type

[olimoli]

Hi,

I have a problem changing the cursor type with javascript. I have a
button with an mouseover effect (change of color and cursor type). It
works fine in Netscape 7.x and IE 6.x but not in IE 5.5 I'm using the
following script:

function change(element, mode) {
if (mode=="in") {
cursortype = 'pointer'
colorval = '#FF491B'
} else if (mode=="out") {
cursortype = ''
colorval = '#F47240'
}
element.style.c ursor=cursortyp e;
element.style.b ackground=color val;
}

The error I'm getting with IE 5.5 is "cursor type not defined..." or
something but the pointer is supposed to work even with IE 4.x

Does anybody has a solution for this problem?
Thanks!
Cheers Olaf

[McKirahan]

Re: cursor type

"olimoli" <ohaupt@web.d e> wrote in message
news:958861ea.0 401060213.768e6 176@posting.goo gle.com...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem changing the cursor type with javascript. I have a
> button with an mouseover effect (change of color and cursor type). It
> works fine in Netscape 7.x and IE 6.x but not in IE 5.5 I'm using the
> following script:
>
> function change(element, mode) {
> if (mode=="in") {
> cursortype = 'pointer'
> colorval = '#FF491B'
> } else if (mode=="out") {
> cursortype = ''
> colorval = '#F47240'
> }
> element.style.c ursor=cursortyp e;
> element.style.b ackground=color val;
> }
>
> The error I'm getting with IE 5.5 is "cursor type not defined..." or
> something but the pointer is supposed to work even with IE 4.x
>
> Does anybody has a solution for this problem?
> Thanks!
> Cheers Olaf[/color]


If "mode" is neither "in" or "out" then "cursortype " will not be defined.

You might want to use this snippet:

if (mode=="in") {
cursortype = 'pointer';
colorval = '#FF491B';
} else {
cursortype = '';
colorval = '#F47240';
}

[DU]

Re: cursor type

McKirahan wrote:[color=blue]
> "olimoli" <ohaupt@web.d e> wrote in message
> news:958861ea.0 401060213.768e6 176@posting.goo gle.com...
>[color=green]
>>Hi,
>>
>>I have a problem changing the cursor type with javascript. I have a
>>button with an mouseover effect (change of color and cursor type). It
>>works fine in Netscape 7.x and IE 6.x but not in IE 5.5 I'm using the
>>following script:
>>
>>function change(element, mode) {
>>if (mode=="in") {
>> cursortype = 'pointer'
>> colorval = '#FF491B'
>>} else if (mode=="out") {
>> cursortype = ''
>> colorval = '#F47240'
>>}
>>element.style .cursor=cursort ype;
>> element.style.b ackground=color val;
>>}
>>
>>The error I'm getting with IE 5.5 is "cursor type not defined..." or
>>something but the pointer is supposed to work even with IE 4.x
>>
>>Does anybody has a solution for this problem?
>>Thanks!
>>Cheers Olaf[/color]
>
>
>
> If "mode" is neither "in" or "out" then "cursortype " will not be defined.
>
> You might want to use this snippet:
>
> if (mode=="in") {
> cursortype = 'pointer';
> colorval = '#FF491B';
> } else {
> cursortype = '';
> colorval = '#F47240';
> }
>
>[/color]


cursortype = "auto";
instead of
cursortype = '';
is slightly better (more robust; parsing related) IMO.

DU

[Keith Bowes]

Re: cursor type

olimoli wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem changing the cursor type with javascript. I have a
> button with an mouseover effect (change of color and cursor type). It
> works fine in Netscape 7.x and IE 6.x but not in IE 5.5 I'm using the
> following script:
>
> function change(element, mode) {
> if (mode=="in") {
> cursortype = 'pointer'
> colorval = '#FF491B'
> } else if (mode=="out") {
> cursortype = ''
> colorval = '#F47240'
> }
> element.style.c ursor=cursortyp e;
> element.style.b ackground=color val;
> }
>
> The error I'm getting with IE 5.5 is "cursor type not defined..." or
> something but the pointer is supposed to work even with IE 4.x
>
> Does anybody has a solution for this problem?[/color]

IE 4.0 through 5.5 didn't support the cursor type 'pointer' (only the
non-standard 'hand').