Beginner question: External JS to write text to layer?

Hello, Group,

I hope it's OK for me to ask this question here, since I'm a "dabbler", not
a "programmer".

What I'd like to do, if it's possible, is find a reference or
example/template that will show me how to create a "quote gallery" that
uses a mouseover/mouseout to show/hide text in a layer - the idea is that,
when the visitor mouses over a quote title, the appropriate text is called
from a separate file and shows in a reserved and pre-positioned layer. I
have it working using a show/hide layer function (the titles are image
files of decorative text - the page layout uses <DIV></DIV> and
<SPAN></SPAN> to set up "layers" such that a mouseOver of the image (title)
makes the appropriate text show up in a reserved space). The problem is
that all the text is in the HTML page itself, so the page is getting
incredibly *long*. I'd like to have the text reside in a separate file, so
that the page only has the HTML and JavaScript and the text of the quotes
is "pulled from" a separate file.

I don't know what the technical (i.e. short) name for this would be, so my
web searches have not been successful. I have books at home, but the
examples are either far to simplistic, or far too abstract, for me to
figure out how to apply them to my situation.

I'd also like this to be compatable, if possible, with IE4 and above.
((From the examples I've seen, Netscape etc. cross-compatability is a
nightmare beyond my skill level, so I'm admittedly doing the lazy thing and
going for compatability with IE 4 and above, since that encompasses
something like 98% of all my visitors.))

Thank you in advance :) !
(And I hope this made some sense!)

--
- Kris M. Krieger

re: Beginner question: External JS to write text to layer?

Look at this page:

http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/loadingExternalData.html

Robert

re: Beginner question: External JS to write text to layer?

Kris Krieger wrote:[color=blue]
> Hello, Group,
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>
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> examples are either far to simplistic, or far too abstract, for me to[/color]
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> I'd also like this to be compatable, if possible, with IE4 and above.[/color]
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> ((From the examples I've seen, Netscape etc. cross-compatability is a[/color]
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> nightmare beyond my skill level, so I'm admittedly doing the lazy[/color]
thing and[color=blue]
> going for compatability with IE 4 and above, since that encompasses
> something like 98% of all my visitors.))
>
> Thank you in advance :) !
> (And I hope this made some sense!)
>
> --
> - Kris M. Krieger[/color]

Kris...analyze *this*.

http://www.dyn-web.com/