Layers! Woohoo!

[filburt1]

I made a nice happy layer:

<div id="desc" style="position:static; z-index:1">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Move the mouse over the icons above to
see their descriptions.</font>
</div>

Using Javascript, how can I clear the contents of the layer and write new text to it?

[crptcblade]

IE

<script>
function changeIt()
{
    document.all.desc.innerHTML = "<b>I am not a pretty elf</b>"
}
</script>

<div id="desc" style="position:static; z-index:1">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Move the mouse over the icons above to
see their descriptions.</font>
</div>

That should work.

[filburt1]

What about evil NS4?

[crptcblade]

Originally posted by filburt1
What about evil NS4?

I refuse to test stuff for NS, but I imagine that it won't work.

[punkpie_uk]

In NS4 its ...

   with(document.layers[layerID].document){
         open();
         write(txt);
         close();
    }

..but use this function I wrote, Its cross-browser complient...

    function writeLayer(layerID,txt){
            if(document.getElementById){
                  document.getElementById(layerID).innerHTML=txt;
            }else if(document.all){
                  document.all[layerID].innerHTML=txt;
            }else if(document.layers){
                  with(document.layers[layerID].document){
                        open();
                        write(txt);
                        close();
                  }
            }
      }

[filburt1]

Cheers, I'll try it out

[filburt1]

Well it writes to the layer, but it doesn't clear what's in the layer already. How would I do that using your cross-browser function?

[The Hobo]

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...nkdescribe.htm
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex5/linkinfo.htm
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex5/linkinfo2.htm

Any of those help?

[chrisjk]

Why you so concerned about NS4...that's well old hat now. 6.2 is out

[filburt1]

Still doesn't hurt to be compliant...

Hobo: Checking those out now...

[filburt1]

OMG, it was already clearing what was in the layer, stupid me

Bah, fine Chris, screw NS4

[chrisjk]

Originally posted by filburt1
Bah, fine Chris, screw NS4

amen brother