// Alt-O-Matic (c) Christian Heilmann
// Version 1.0
// finished on 19.08.1999
// requires 4.x browser, older browsers will not execute the code
//
// For contact refer to: http://www.onlinetools.org and email me at info@onlinetools.org
// Free of charge with this copyright notice
// Gives you the opportunity to create Alt Message for Textlinks. This may sound bogus in the first place,but
// can save you a lot of space on your page.
//
// USAGE:
// Insert the code as src-link or direct in the html head,
// Call the init-routine with
// Call the alt-routine via mouseover
// Link
// You can use any html you want as your message, so this could also be used for some
// Menus...
//
function initalt()
{
// Variables
altback="yellow" // Alt-Message background color
altborder="black"// Alt-Message border color
altfont="arial" // Alt-Message Font
altfontcolor="black"// Alt-Message Font color
altfontsize="2" // Alt-Message Font Size
altoffx=5 // Alt-Message horizontal offset from mouse-position
altoffy=15 // Alt-Message vertical offset from mouse-position
altwidth=10 // Alt-Message width, will be expanded by your message
altheight=10 // Alt-Message height, will be expanded by your message
// end of Variables
document.onmousedown = sniff
document.onmousemove = sniff
document.onmouseup = sniff
if (document.layers)
{ //NS
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN | Event.MOUSEMOVE | Event.MOUSEUP)
document.layers['altmessage'] = new Layer(altwidth)
document.layers['altmessage'].left = 0
document.layers['altmessage'].top = 0
document.layers['altmessage'].height = altheight
document.layers['altmessage'].bgColor = altback
document.layers['altmessage'].visibility = "hidden"
document.layers['altmessage'].borderStyle = "solid"
document.layers['altmessage'].borderColor = altborder
document.layers['altmessage'].borderWidth = 1
}
else if (document.all)
{ //IE
document.body.insertAdjacentHTML("BeforeEnd",'')
}
}
function sniff(e) {
// Variables
altback="yellow" // Alt-Message background color
altborder="black"// Alt-Message border color
altfont="arial" // Alt-Message Font
altfontcolor="black"// Alt-Message Font color
altfontsize="2" // Alt-Message Font Size
altoffx=5 // Alt-Message horizontal offset from mouse-position
altoffy=15 // Alt-Message vertical offset from mouse-position
altwidth=10 // Alt-Message width, will be expanded by your message
altheight=10 // Alt-Message height, will be expanded by your message
// end of Variables
document.onmousedown = sniff
document.onmousemove = sniff
document.onmouseup = sniff
if (document.layers)
{ //NS
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN | Event.MOUSEMOVE | Event.MOUSEUP)
document.layers['altmessage'] = new Layer(altwidth)
document.layers['altmessage'].left = 0
document.layers['altmessage'].top = 0
document.layers['altmessage'].height = altheight
document.layers['altmessage'].bgColor = altback
document.layers['altmessage'].visibility = "hidden"
document.layers['altmessage'].borderStyle = "solid"
document.layers['altmessage'].borderColor = altborder
document.layers['altmessage'].borderWidth = 1
}
else if (document.all)
{ //IE
document.body.insertAdjacentHTML("BeforeEnd",'')
}
// GETS Mouseposition
if (document.layers) {var mousex=e.pageX; var mousey=e.pageY;document.layers['altmessage'].left = mousex+altoffx;document.layers['altmessage'].top = mousey+altoffy}
else if (document.all) {var mousex=event.x; var mousey=event.y+document.body.scrollTop;altmessage.style.top=mousey+altoffy;altmessage.style.left=mousex+altoffx}
}
function doalt(message)
{
//The main routine
content=''+message+''
if (document.layers) {
with (document.layers['altmessage'].document)
{
open()
write(content)
close()
}
document.layers['altmessage'].visibility = "show"
}
else if (document.all) {
document.all['altmessage'].innerHTML = content
document.all['altmessage'].style.visibility = "visible"
}
}
function realt(){
if (document.layers)document.layers['altmessage'].visibility = "hidden";
else if (document.all) document.all['altmessage'].style.visibility = "hidden";
}