RE: [flasher] Write in the status bar

[Paul Willoughby]

Actually, you don't need the function in the HTML, you can put all the

javascript on your Flash button, like:


on (rollOver) {

    getURL ("javascript: void(window.status = \"your message here\");");

}

on (rollOut) {

    getURL ("javascript: void(window.status = \"\");");

}


Still doesn't work in Netscape though :(


paul



> -----Original Message-----

> From: Paul Willoughby 

> Sent: 28 March 2001 17:13

> To: flasher from chinwag

> Subject: RE: [flasher] Write in the status bar

> 

> 

> Luigi wrote:

>  

> > Is it possible, from a flash movie, to write in the status bar?

> > I need to display URLs of my flash buttons there...

> 

> Here's a way to do it that works in IE on the PC. You need to 

> a JavaScript

> getURL from the Flash movie, but first you need the 

> JavaScript function in

> your html. Add this to the head tag of your page:

> 

> <script language="JavaScript">

> <!--

> function statusMessage(message){

> 	status = message;

> }

> //-->

> </script>

> 

> Then on the button in your Flash movie:

> 

> // show a message

> on (rollover) {

>     getURL ("JavaScript: statusMessage(\"your message here\");");

> }

> // kill the message

> on (rollout) {

>     getURL ("javascript: statusMessage(\"\");");

> }

> 

> Calls to javascript functions like this are not consistently supported

> across platforms/browsers, so test on your target machines. 

> Also, the getURL

> causes an audible click in IE.

> You could also look at FScommand for javascript/Flash communication

> (www.moock.org/webdesign/flash is a good place to start).

> 

> hth

> 

> paul