The bug in IE with image maps and the statas bar continues with <OPTION>

[George Hester]

Try it. Using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 (that's the version I am using) in Windows 2000 SP3:

In a html put this in:

<select type="select-one" id="oSel1">
<option value="1" onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Hello' ; return true;">Hello</option>
<option value="2" onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Bye'; return true;">Bye</option>
<option value="3" onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Dammit '; return true;">Dammit</option>
</select>

There is no reason to put a onmouseover event in here because it doesn't work. And it should. Any suggestions what I may be doing wrong? Thanks.
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George Hester
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[Martin Honnen]

Re: The bug in IE with image maps and the statas bar continues with&lt;OPTION& gt;



George Hester wrote:
[color=blue]
> Try it. Using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 (that's the
> version I am using) in Windows 2000 SP3:
>
> In a html put this in:
>
> <select type="select-one" id="oSel1"> <option value="1"
> onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Hello' ; return
> true;">Hello</option> <option value="2"
> onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Bye'; return
> true;">Bye</option> <option value="3"
> onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Dammit '; return
> true;">Dammit</option> </select>
>
> There is no reason to put a onmouseover event in here because it
> doesn't work. And it should.[/color]

IE docs for onmouseover are at

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/events/onmouseover.asp

And the OPTION element is not listed there as an element to which the
handler/event applies so I don't think MS will consider that a bug.


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Martin Honnen

http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[George Hester]

Re: The bug in IE with image maps and the statas bar continues with &lt;OPTION&g t;

Thanks interesting. It is enabled as an option using FtontPage 2003 intellisense. I guess their intellisense is a little dumb. But you know the onmouseover and onmouseout events as attributes for the <OPTION> are listed as available such as here:

http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/html/quickref/html_option.html

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George Hester
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"Martin Honnen" <mahotrash@yaho o.de> wrote in message news:40027cd1$1 @olaf.komtel.ne t...[color=blue]
>
>
> George Hester wrote:
> [color=green]
> > Try it. Using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 (that's the
> > version I am using) in Windows 2000 SP3:
> >
> > In a html put this in:
> >
> > <select type="select-one" id="oSel1"> <option value="1"
> > onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Hello' ; return
> > true;">Hello</option> <option value="2"
> > onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Bye'; return
> > true;">Bye</option> <option value="3"
> > onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Dammit '; return
> > true;">Dammit</option> </select>
> >
> > There is no reason to put a onmouseover event in here because it
> > doesn't work. And it should. [/color]
>
> IE docs for onmouseover are at
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...nmouseover.asp
> And the OPTION element is not listed there as an element to which the
> handler/event applies so I don't think MS will consider that a bug.
>
>
> --
>
> Martin Honnen
> http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/
>[/color]

[Michael Winter]

Re: The bug in IE with image maps and the statas bar continues with &lt;OPTION&g t;

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 02:34:35 GMT, George Hester <hesterloli@hot mail.com>
wrote:
[color=blue]
> Thanks interesting. It is enabled as an option using FtontPage 2003
> intellisense. I guess their intellisense is a little dumb. But you
> know the onmouseover and onmouseout events as attributes for the
> <OPTION> are listed as available such as here:
>
> http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/...ml_option.html[/color]

That means nothing. The HTML 4.01 Specification lists onmouseover and many
other intrinsic events as attributes of many elements. However, if you've
learnt anything by now, you should be well aware that Microsoft likes to
do their own thing and seem to ignore most standards that they didn't
write themselves*. What is important in this case is that Microsoft don't
support it in their browsers so no number of server-side extensions or
specification quotations will make it work.

Sorry, but that's the way of Microsoft...

Mike

* Gross over-simplification and Microsoft-bashing, but you get the point.
:)

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Michael Winter
M.Winter@blueyo nder.co.invalid (replace ".invalid" with ".uk" to reply)

[George Hester]

Re: The bug in IE with image maps and the statas bar continues with &lt;OPTION&g t;

Hi Michael. Yes I get the point. The more I try to use JavaScript for this particular implementation the more I am finding things that should work but don't. I didn't check the MSDN Library for this particular issue because I just ASS-UMED that since it was available in Intellisense in FrontPage 2003, then it was available in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Big Mistake I see.

Oh sure I have much to learn. By trial and error I usually get what I want or change what I want. And in this respect that is what I'll have to do. Change what I want. Change the element; change my mind about using the status bar in this regard. Or leave it in so that if there is some browser out there in browser land then they'll get it. It's set up right (I actually generate these attributes for the <OPTION> dynamically) so at least I learned how to do that with no Client feedback but hey learning.

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George Hester
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"Michael Winter" <M.Winter@bluey onder.co.invali d> wrote in message news:opr1o1chlo 5vklcq@news-text.blueyonder .co.uk...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 02:34:35 GMT, George Hester <hesterloli@hot mail.com>
> wrote:
> [color=green]
> > Thanks interesting. It is enabled as an option using FtontPage 2003
> > intellisense. I guess their intellisense is a little dumb. But you
> > know the onmouseover and onmouseout events as attributes for the
> > <OPTION> are listed as available such as here:
> >
> > http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/...ml_option.html[/color]
>
> That means nothing. The HTML 4.01 Specification lists onmouseover and many
> other intrinsic events as attributes of many elements. However, if you've
> learnt anything by now, you should be well aware that Microsoft likes to
> do their own thing and seem to ignore most standards that they didn't
> write themselves*. What is important in this case is that Microsoft don't
> support it in their browsers so no number of server-side extensions or
> specification quotations will make it work.
>
> Sorry, but that's the way of Microsoft...
>
> Mike
>
> * Gross over-simplification and Microsoft-bashing, but you get the point.
> :)
>
> --
> Michael Winter
> M.Winter@blueyo nder.co.invalid (replace ".invalid" with ".uk" to reply)[/color]

[Grant Wagner]

Re: The bug in IE with image maps and the statas bar continues with&lt;OPTION& gt;

George Hester wrote:
[color=blue]
> Try it. Using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 (that's the version I am using) in Windows 2000 SP3:
>
> In a html put this in:
>
> <select type="select-one" id="oSel1">
> <option value="1" onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Hello' ; return true;">Hello</option>
> <option value="2" onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Bye'; return true;">Bye</option>
> <option value="3" onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Dammit '; return true;">Dammit</option>
> </select>
>
> There is no reason to put a onmouseover event in here because it doesn't work. And it should. Any suggestions what I may be doing wrong? Thanks.
> --
> George Hester[/color]

This is the THIRD time you've asked this question. The answer will never change, it's a BUG in Internet Explorer.

If you don't like it, use another browser, or write your own.

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| Grant Wagner <gwagner@agrico reunited.com>

* Client-side Javascript and Netscape 4 DOM Reference available at:
* http://devedge.netscape.com/library/...ce/frames.html
* Internet Explorer DOM Reference available at:
* http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...ence_entry.asp
* Netscape 6/7 DOM Reference available at:
* http://www.mozilla.org/docs/dom/domref/
* Tips for upgrading JavaScript for Netscape 7 / Mozilla
* http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-deve...upgrade_2.html

[George Hester]

Re: The bug in IE with image maps and the statas bar continues with &lt;OPTION&g t;

What's your problem Grant?

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George Hester
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"Grant Wagner" <gwagner@agrico reunited.com> wrote in message news:400702B5.F 512E4CC@agricor eunited.com...[color=blue]
> George Hester wrote:
> [color=green]
> > Try it. Using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 (that's the version I am using) in Windows 2000 SP3:
> >
> > In a html put this in:
> >
> > <select type="select-one" id="oSel1">
> > <option value="1" onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Hello' ; return true;">Hello</option>
> > <option value="2" onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Bye'; return true;">Bye</option>
> > <option value="3" onmouseover="Ja vaScript:window .status='Dammit '; return true;">Dammit</option>
> > </select>
> >
> > There is no reason to put a onmouseover event in here because it doesn't work. And it should. Any suggestions what I may be doing wrong? Thanks.
> > --
> > George Hester[/color]
>
> This is the THIRD time you've asked this question. The answer will never change, it's a BUG in Internet Explorer.
>
> If you don't like it, use another browser, or write your own.
>
> --
> | Grant Wagner <gwagner@agrico reunited.com>
>
> * Client-side Javascript and Netscape 4 DOM Reference available at:
> * http://devedge.netscape.com/library/...ce/frames.html
> * Internet Explorer DOM Reference available at:
> * http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...ence_entry.asp
> * Netscape 6/7 DOM Reference available at:
> * http://www.mozilla.org/docs/dom/domref/
> * Tips for upgrading JavaScript for Netscape 7 / Mozilla
> * http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-deve...upgrade_2.html
>
>[/color]