Controlling text in the statusbar:

Here's an example:

Place mouse here

Here's the code:

<!--www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/1327/ //--bY VercingetouriX--> <A HREF="http://your link" OnMouseOver="window.status='Your text'; return true">your link</A>

Automatic "Last Modified:" Text

Example:

Code:

<!--www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/1327/ //--bY VercingetouriX--> <!--Place in BODY--> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- document.write("Last modified on :"); document.write(document.lastModified); //--> </SCRIPT>

Changing the Background Color

Example:

Code:

<!--www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/1327/ //--bY VercingetouriX--> <!--Place in HEAD--> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript"> <!--Beginning of Javascript- function changecolor(code) { document.bgColor=code } //-End of Javascript--> </SCRIPT> <!--Place in BODY--> <form> <input name="button1" type="button" value="name of button" onClick="changecolor('type a color');"> </form>

Javascript Alert

Example:

<!--www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/1327/ //--bY VercingetouriX--> <!--Place in BODY--> <form> <input name="button4" type="button" value="Button's name" onClick="alert('Alert text');"> </form>

How do I do both at once?

Example:

<!--www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/1327/ //--bY VercingetouriX--> <!--Place in HEAD--> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript"> <!--Beginning of Javascript- function changecolor(code) { document.bgColor=code } //-End of Javascript--> </SCRIPT> <!--Place in BODY--> <form> <input name="button4" type="button" value="Button's name" onClick="changecolor('your color'); alert('your text')"> </form>

Password Entry

Example:

<!--www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Node/1327/ //--bY VercingetouriX--> <!--Place in HEAD--> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript" <!--Beginning of Javascript function password() { Ret = prompt('Whats the password?',"Default text"); if(Ret=="correct password") { location = 'link'; } else { alert('you FAIL!'); } } //-End of Javascript--> </SCRIPT> <!--Place in BODY--> <FORM> <input name="button8" type="button" value="button text" onClick="javascript:password();"> </FORM>

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These are some sites to help you (and me!) learn Javascript:

A Beginner's Guide to Javascript

Javascript for the total non-programmer

Yahoo!'s Javascript Source

Here are some extensive sites for simply cutting-and-pasting:

The Javascript Source

The Javascript Planet

Nic's Javascript Page