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Using Behaviors 463
Set Text of Status Bar
The Set Text of Status Bar action shows a message in the status bar at the bottom
left of the browser window. For example, you can use this action to describe the
destination of a link in the status bar instead of showing the URL associated with
it. To see an example of a status message, roll your mouse over any of the
navigation buttons in Dreamweaver Help. Note, however, that visitors often
ignore or overlook messages in the status bar; if your message is important,
consider displaying it as a pop-up message or as the text of a layer.
You can embed any valid JavaScript function call, property, global variable, or
other expression in the text. To embed a JavaScript expression, place it inside
braces (
{}
). To display a brace, precede it with a backslash (
\{
).
Example
The URL for this page is {window.location}, and today is {new Date()}.
To use the Set Text of Status Bar action:
1
Select an object and open the Behaviors panel.
2
Click the Plus (+) button and choose Set Text > Set Text of Status Bar from the
Actions pop-up menu.
3
In the Set Text of Status Bar dialog box, type your message in the Message field.
Keep the message concise. The browser truncates the message if it doesn’t fit in
the status bar.
4
Click OK.
5
Check that the default event is the one you want.
If it isn’t, choose another event from the pop-up menu. If the events you want
are not listed, change the target browser in the Show Events For pop-up menu.