Dynamically changing text on the website

VBSpike · Oct 12th, 2001, 03:22 PM

Is it possible to somehow change a text in a specific place of a web site (let's say in one of the cells of a table). For example - the user moves his/her mouse over a image map and the text changes accordingly with cursor's position. It has to work with Netscape 3 and greater and IE 4 and greater. If possible I'm looking for a JavaScript code.

If that is not possible is there any way to make the textarea borderless and non-editable (like label in VB)?

Thanks for any help

Spike

**sail3005** · Oct 12th, 2001, 03:31 PM

it can most definatly be done in IE4+, and NS4+, but i don't think NS3 because i don't think that supports the onmouseover event.

VBSpike · Oct 12th, 2001, 03:34 PM

it does support onMouseOver() because I've been using that event in NS 3. Do you know HOW to change the text when the mouse moves over a certain part of the picture?

**crptcblade** · Oct 12th, 2001, 03:41 PM

a small example

**sail3005** · Oct 12th, 2001, 03:44 PM

sorry, i didn't know it supported onmouseover...

crpt: no offense, but i KNOW that won't work in NS3

**crptcblade** · Oct 12th, 2001, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by sail3005
sorry, i didn't know it supported onmouseover...

crpt: no offense, but i KNOW that won't work in NS3

I'm sure your right, I didn't notice that it needed to work in NS3

**Psyrus** · Oct 12th, 2001, 04:56 PM

I'm not sure that can be done in NS3. I don't think they added support for changing text until they introduced the LAYER tag in NS4. Could be wrong though.

**sail3005** · Oct 12th, 2001, 07:21 PM

it is basically impossible without layer.

VBSpike - are you sure that NS3 supports onmouseover?

if so, what objects does it work on?

scoutt · Oct 12th, 2001, 07:46 PM

why in the hell are you still using NS3??? time for an upgrade, hell it is even free

ytou won't beable to view half of the sites with that browser, if you do it won't be like the webmaster intendd it to be. you must be the 1% of the people using NS3

**sail3005** · Oct 12th, 2001, 08:06 PM

yeah, there is really no need even for you to care if your users use NS3

VBSpike · Oct 12th, 2001, 10:11 PM

Well the reason I am concerned with NS 3 is that our statistics show that quite a significant number of people visiting our site are still using NS 3 (about 15%). It is a number large enough for me to try to develop something that is compatible with NS 3 and IE 4. The website I work for contains information about how US govt spends tax money and many people who are looking for that kind of information don't care about the browser they use (which is usually at work). Believe it or not but many companies still use Win 3.x, I've seen it many times, many others I was changing the system to something more modern. So despite what you might think there is a need for concern about low-numbered-browsers users it some types of project like the one I'm working for.

Anyways thanks for your advice and help

Spike

P.S. Personally I'm using NS 6.1 and IE 6 so I'm very up to date in terms of browsers (and every other kind of software for that matter - upgrading is what nerds like me like best

)

**sail3005** · Oct 12th, 2001, 10:28 PM

hmmm....why not detect if they are running NS3, and if so, send them to an alternate page?

scoutt · Oct 12th, 2001, 11:10 PM

upgrading is what nerds like me like best

that is what I like to here.

my stats only show

Code:

Mozilla/1.xx     
Mozilla/2.xx  65 0.4 % 
Mozilla/3.xx  528 3.8 % 
Mozilla/4.xx  12747 94.1 % 
Mozilla/5.xx  194 1.4 %

far cry from 15%.

I agree with Sail as you should make another page if they have NS3 and tell them to upgrade

**Da Byte** · Nov 1st, 2001, 11:59 AM

For ppl looking for info on the subject:

Duh, you can change the font color in the same way:
* add an ID="name" to a tag (e.g. the font tag);
* and now you can change the name.innerText or, like mentioned before, name.color, and there's probably many more! Just try!

Happy Coding!

Grtz.,

**sail3005** · Nov 1st, 2001, 12:38 PM

YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA WORK IN NS3!!

**Da Byte** · Nov 1st, 2001, 12:50 PM

D'OH!

I guess ppl that still use NS3 don't appreciate surfing or sites with anything more than text and some pictures anyhow :P

Thanks for viewing and goodbye!

Grtz.,

**CiberTHuG** · Nov 1st, 2001, 01:05 PM

From another thread in this forum...

Code:

<html>

  <head>

    <script type="text/javascript">

      function SetText(myText) {
        var TextBlockEl = document.getElementById("TextBlock");
        var NewText = document.createTextNode(myText);
        TextBlockEl.replaceChild(NewText, TextBlockEl.childNodes[0]);
      }

    </script>

  </head>

  <body>

    <p id="TextBlock">TSLIB</p>

    <p><a href="java script:SetText('Some test text.');">Some test text.</a></p>

  </body>

</html>

This is W3C compliant. If a browser doesn't support it, then I don't care.

Netscape/Sun have made a very nice client side client sniffer JavaScript. I use it all the time.

**sail3005** · Nov 1st, 2001, 01:06 PM

yeah, but the question was about NS3

**CiberTHuG** · Nov 1st, 2001, 01:24 PM

Well, the question was for all browsers, plus NS3, which is why I mentioned the client sniffer.

It isn't rude to ask the users to upgrade. If they don't want to, they don't get the features. The standards are as backwards compatible as possible, and I urge everyone to refuse to use proprietary extentions.

**sail3005** · Nov 1st, 2001, 01:34 PM

Yeah, that is basically my philosiphy too.

**Da Byte** · Nov 1st, 2001, 07:21 PM

I just LOVE compatibility! But if the older browser can't come along on my journey toward innovations, then it's just too bad ;-)

Does that sniffer thing work in IE too, or do I have to use a separation routine?

Thanks All!

Grtz.,

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