Problems With JavaScript

Having some problems getting this script to work on Mozilla and NetScape. Have a look see if you can help me:

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// set link messages
function upStatus(x) {
var link_text = new Array();
link_text[0] = ""; // default message
link_text[1] = "Message 1";
link_text[2] = "Message 2";
link_text[3] = "Message 3";
link_text[4] = "Message 4";
link_text[5] = "Message 5";
link_text[6] = "Message 6";

linkMessages.innerText = link_text[x];
setTimeout("clear_status()", 1000);
}

// clear page status
function clear_status() {
window.status = "";
}
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Thanks...

setTimeout("clear_status()", 1000);

you have the timeout going for one milisecond... the counters work in miliseconds so make it 1000 and you've got a second :D

Yeah, but that doesn't make any difference to the script not running on Mozilla or NetScape...

It could be something to do with the way it is called from the page:

[CODE]
<a href="myLink.html" onmouseover="upStatus(1)" onmouseout="upStatus(0)">My Link</a>
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try changing it to onMouseover? I don't know really beside what I suggested, all I know is that '1' for a set timeout isn't even a noticeable amount of time...

I'm not sure "onMouseover" will do anything, due to it being XHTML 1.0 Standard that it should be "onmouseover".

Thanks for your help anyway.

// set link messages
function upStatus(x)

do you need the x ? O_o and maybe make the S lowercase.

linkMessages.innerText

My best guess is this is not supported by Netscape or Mozilla (or Opera most likely). innerText, outerText, innerHTML, outerHTML are an IE thing (and it's depracated....) - Google is your friend.

Maybe, but i'm not sure how I would call it without using "innerText".

Quote Myself:

Google is your friend

I saw some examples, but you'd have to write several, depending on which browser.


From Mozilla's site (*where if you search a browsers site you can find out what javascript it supports*)

The following element properties (originally from Internet Explorer) are likewise not supported in the W3C Document Object Model:

element.innerText
element.innerHTML (supported by Gecko)
element.outerText
element.outerHTML
Scripts that use these properties will not execute in Netscape 6/7 or other standards-compliant browsers. Instead, use the DOM access methods described in the next section. Also see Manipulating Document Style and Content for examples of using the DOM to access style rules

So it says that it supports innerHTML (as well does NS6+)....

This link will tell you a little bit more about what you need to do:
http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-developer/upgrade_2.html#deprec

Just sorted it. Thanks at lot for your help. :D

[CODE]
function upStatus(x) {
var link_text = new Array();
link_text[0] = ""; // default message
link_text[1] = "Back to Home Page...";
link_text[2] = "About MetaGraphical Web Studios...";
link_text[3] = "What can MetaGraphical do for You?";
link_text[4] = "Portfolio of Work...";
link_text[5] = "MetaGraphical Artwork...";
link_text[6] = "Contact MetaGraphical...";

document.getElementById("linkMessages").innerHTML = link_text[x];
setTimeout("clear_status()", 1000);
}
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