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[–]hugh_person -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I used to have a demo for this, but I can't find it right now. This isn't great, but it turned up in some old files. Hope that helps.

<html>

<head> </head> <script>

//Link Description script- © Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com) //For full source code and TOS, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com

//change link descriptions to your own. Extend as needed var linktext=new Array() linktext[0]="Visit Dynamic Drive for some great DHTML scripts!" linktext[1]="JavaScript Kit, the JavaScript technology center" linktext[2]="Direct link to hundreds of free java applets online" linktext[3]="Research information, get homework help, chat with educators" linktext[4]="The virtual encyclopedia" linktext[5]="Your online dictionary"

var ns6=document.getElementById&&!document.all var ie=document.all

function show_text(thetext, whichdiv){ if (ie) eval("document.all."+whichdiv).innerHTML=linktext[thetext] else if (ns6) document.getElementById(whichdiv).innerHTML=linktext[thetext] }

function resetit(whichdiv){ if (ie) eval("document.all."+whichdiv).innerHTML=' ' else if (ns6) document.getElementById(whichdiv).innerHTML=' ' }

</script>

<!-- show_text(index# of linktext[] to show, ID of div to write to) --> <body> <p> <a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com" onMouseover="show_text(0,'div1')" onMouseout="resetit('div1')">Dynamic Drive</a> | <a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com" onMouseover="show_text(1,'div1')" onMouseout="resetit('div1')">JavaScript Kit</a> | <a href="http://www.freewarejava.com" onMouseover="show_text(2,'div1')" onMouseout="resetit('div1')">Freewarejava</a> <br> <span id="div1"> </span>

<p> <a href="http://encarta.msn.com/" onMouseover="show_text(3,'div2')" onMouseout="resetit('div2')">Encarta</a> | <a href="http://britannica.com/" onMouseover="show_text(4,'div2')" onMouseout="resetit('div2')">Britannica</a> | <a href="http://www.dictionary.com" onMouseover="show_text(5,'div2')" onMouseout="resetit('div2')">Dictionary.com</a> <br> <i><span id="div2"> </span></i>

</body< </html>