Deprecated
This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
statustext- Type: string
- Used to set the text that appears on the status bar when the user moves the mouse over the element. Mozilla doesn't adjust the status bar automatically however. This attribute serves only as a place to keep the text. In Firefox, this text is automatically placed in the
statusbar
Example
<!-- sets the status message when mouse is over buttons -->
<button label="Connect" statustext="Connect to remote server"
onmouseover="setStatusMessage(this)" onmouseout="clearStatusMessage()"/>
<button label="Ping" statustext="Ping the server"
onmouseover="setStatusMessage(this)" onmouseout="clearStatusMessage()"/>
<statusbar>
<statusbarpanel id="myStatusPanel" label="" flex="1"/>
<spacer flex="1"/>
</statusbar>
<script>
function setStatusMessage(obj){
document.getElementById('myStatusPanel').label = obj.getAttribute('statustext');
}
function clearStatusMessage(obj){
document.getElementById('myStatusPanel').label = '';
}
</script>