"kj" <kj345@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:c0ebcb$494$1@reader2.panix.com...[color=blue]
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> Is there a way to dynamically (e.g. upon onClick) change the bgColor
> attribute of a table cell? I tried cell.setAttribute("bgColor",
> someColor), where someColor was a string of the form "#RRGGBB",
> but nothing happened.
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> Also, how can I set the mouse cursor to be an arrow when it hovers
> over these table cells? (It's an insertion bar now.)
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> Thanks!
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> kj[/color]
Will this help?
<html>
<head>
<title>cellfunc.htm</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function doit(that,what) {
if (what != "") {
that.style.cursor = what;
} else {
that.style.background = "yellow";
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1" width="200" height="200">
<tr valign="top">
<td id="cell1"
onmouseover="doit(this,'hand')"
onmouseout="doit(this,'auto')"
onclick="doit(this,'')">
<br> blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
