JavaScript Tutorial/Window/Status Bar
Assign value to the window status bar (IE)
<html>
<head>
<title>Status Bar Changer</title>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function changeStatus()
{
window.status=prompt("Message","default message");
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Status Bar Changer</h1>
<P><a href="javascript:changeStatus()">Change Status</a></p>
</body>
</html>
Change window status bar text when clicking a button
<HTML>
<BODY>
<FORM>
<INPUT type="button" value="Change Status!" onClick="window.status="Hey there!";">
<P>
<INPUT type="button" value="Clear Status!" onClick="window.status="";">
</BODY>
</HTML>
Update status bar message in onMouseOver/onMouseOut event
<html>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript" type = "text/javascript">
<!--
function StatusMsg(LinkURL, LinkDesc) {
if (LinkURL == "") {
status = " "
} else {
status = ("Visit " + LinkDesc + " at " + LinkURL)
}
return true
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<title>Change Status Message</title>
</head>
<body>
<P><a href="http://www.microsoft.ru"
onMouseOver="return StatusMsg(this.href, "Microsoft")"
onMouseOut= "return StatusMsg("","")">Microsoft</a>
</p>
<P><a href="http://www.netscape.ru"
onMouseOver="return StatusMsg(this.href, "Netscape")"
onMouseOut="return StatusMsg("","")">Netscape</a></p>
<P><a href="http://www.samspublishing.ru"
onMouseOver="return StatusMsg(this.href, "Sams Publishing")"
onMouseOut="return StatusMsg("","")">Sams</a></p>
</body>
</html>