Tooltip on Dropdown (Combo Box)

[M P]

Hi!

I have posted this since last week but receive no response. I really need
this to run on my system. I use ASP (not .NET) for my web applications. I
use IE6 SP1 for all my clients. Since title attribute doesn't work on
IE6SP1, I cant get the tool tip running. I use tooltip to lessen the
dropdown width. Hope you could help me solve my problem.

regards,

M P

 

[Mike Brind]

Hi!

I have posted this since last week but receive no response. I really need
this to run on my system. I use ASP (not .NET) for my web applications. I
use IE6 SP1 for all my clients. Since title attribute doesn't work on
IE6SP1, I cant get the tool tip running. I use tooltip to lessen the
dropdown width. Hope you could help me solve my problem.

regards,

M P

Yes, you got two responses. The most important of which is that you
cannot do what you want. Tool tips do not work in IE6. The other
reply pointed out to you that this is not an ASP question. It's an html
question. You are in the wrong group. In future, please make sure you
post to the correct group, and have the courtesy to check your post for
replies.

Oh, and replies will appear here - not in your email. (I'm probably
wasting my time....)

 

[M P]

please refer me to the right group so that I will not be cross posting some
questions. If tooltips in IE is not possible, can you refere to me
alternatives?

 

[Anthony Jones]

please refer me to the right group so that I will not be cross posting some
questions. If tooltips in IE is not possible, can you refere to me
alternatives?

:

The only alternative I know of is to implement it yourself using a text,
button and a div absolutely positioned under the text, button pair.

Since you are using IE only you might consider using HTCs although I prefer
a purely Javascript approach.

Probably the best place to get help with the javascript approach is:-

microsoft.public.scripting.jscript

Anthony.

 

[Mike Brind]

Since this is an html question, you should be looking at html news
groups. alt.html is one such.

With regard to tool tips, there might be something you can do with
javascript. You will have to see if google can help you can find
something. Otherwise, I suggest you redesign your UI. If you can only
squeeze two characters into the text value of your selection list, it
must be pretty cramped.