JavaScript Text over data

[Avi]

I am hoping someone here can help me. I would like to create normal
text (not a pop-up) that when you move your mouse over it, it brings up
a little box that gives extra added description. For example, if I
have a list of family members:

John
Dave
Paul

If you move the mouse over one of the names, a little box shows up and
gives some information (for example):

Age: 25
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Residence: Alaska
Job: Igloo Maker

Any and all help would be great. It would be even better if this
javascript would be placed in a .js file to help keep the amount of
actual code in the HTML to a minimum.

Thanks in advance!!

-Avi

[Evertjan.]

Avi wrote on 22 mrt 2005 in comp.lang.javascript:

I am hoping someone here can help me. I would like to create normal
text (not a pop-up) that when you move your mouse over it, it brings up
a little box that gives extra added description. For example, if I
have a list of family members:

John
Dave
Paul

If you move the mouse over one of the names, a little box shows up and
gives some information (for example):

Age: 25
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Residence: Alaska
Job: Igloo Maker

Any and all help would be great. It would be even better if this
javascript would be placed in a .js file to help keep the amount of
actual code in the HTML to a minimum.

simple:

<span title='Age: 25
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Residence: Alaska
Job: Igloo Maker'>John</span>

Don't repair the linebreaks !!

or extensive:

<http://www.bosrup.com/web/overlib/>

[I use overlib now for the 5th year]
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