How to Disable Status Bar Messages

light2006 · **How to Disable Status Bar Messages -** 01-30-2007

I know there's a way to disable status bar messages for each link with the following code:

Code:

<a href="somelink" onmouseover="window.status......

But I want to disable the status bar messages for the entire page, instead of on a link by link basis.

I need to do this because, I'm using some of CJ's Javascript links, and with those links it is not possible to hide the status bar message on a link by link basis.

Any ideas appreciated.

RS Tom · **Re: How to Disable Status Bar Messages -** 01-30-2007

Here's some code that should be compatible with virtually all browsers. If you want a non-blank value to display, just change the window.status to a string value. I recommend something like window.status = 'Click here to visit this link...';

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function mv(){
 window.status='';
 return true;
}
if(document.all){
 document.onmouseover=mv;
}
else if(document.layers){
 window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEOVER);
 window.onmouseover=mv;
}
//-->
</script>

light2006 · **Re: How to Disable Status Bar Messages -** 01-30-2007

Thanks for the code, I tried it in Firefox 2.0, but it didn't work there.

I just came accross a similar script here :
Cut & Paste Hide Status bar message II

The code from the script works, but still there are a few loop holes.

1) If I right-click on a link, I can still see the URL. I tried adding Event.CLICK to the list of captured events, but that didn't work. It still shows the URL on right click. But I'm just betting on the fact that many people aren't savvy enough to right-click or may even forget to right click or not bother at all.

2) Even though the function hides the link on mouse over, it doesn't hide all the requests that flash when a page begins to load. I tried calling the function on

Code:

 <body onload="init()">

but that still shows the flashing messages on the status bar.

3) If the user disables Javascript in the browser then they can see the links, but I took care of this problem by madating them to enable Javascript.

I wish there was a way to simply not show anything at all on the status bar, even when the page begins to load.

I think it can be achieved, but only when I use window.open from another page I guess.

RS Tom · **Re: How to Disable Status Bar Messages -** 01-30-2007

Anyone that is going to be savy enough to right click, view source, etc is probably not going to buy what you're selling. I can give you a javascript that disables the right mouse click, but you're disabling anyone that might want to right click and open the link in a new window.

Also, I don't recommend requiring Javascript to view a page. I recommend limiting your use of Javascript whenever possible. Most people are going to lose trust for your site when/if they get a Javascript error in their face.

light2006 · **Re: How to Disable Status Bar Messages -** 01-30-2007

Yup, well said some people will never convert.

I just need to disable right click on just one page, not the entire site. But still you are right, it can be annoying to disable right click.

There's actually a small snippet of code that swallows any possible Javascript error messages in production environment.

I saw it here: HotScripts.com :: JavaScript :: Miscellaneous :: To hide the errors , it was written by a French person, but that script is no longer there.

But that code comes in very handy whenever there are errors in external Javascript being used on one's site.

Very rarely and under some rare circumstances the StatCounter javascript was giving me errors, and also Google AdSense - under those circumstances the universal error handler came in very handy.

RS Tom · **Re: How to Disable Status Bar Messages -** 02-06-2007

Here's a no right click script that works in IE7. Not sure about other browsers...

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
if (window.Event) 
  document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEUP);
function nocontextmenu()
{
  event.cancelBubble = true
  event.returnValue = false;
  return false;
}
function norightclick(e)
{
  if (window.Event)
    {
      if (e.which == 2 || e.which == 3)
 return false;
    }
  else
   if (event.button == 2 || event.button == 3)
     {
       event.cancelBubble = true
       event.returnValue = false;
       return false;
     }
}
document.oncontextmenu = nocontextmenu;  // for IE5+
document.onmousedown = norightclick;  // for all others
/*  No Right Click */
//-->
</script>

amanda123 · **Re: How to Disable Status Bar Messages -** 10-30-2007

Ya that`s the right one provided by the tom !
Just try that first and i think that it will definately work !