Project: DOM Tooltip
Author:  Dan Allen (Mojavelinux Web Design) <dan@mojavelinux.com>
License: LGPL

Latest Release Note
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The latest release is 0.6.0 and it introduced several significant changes over
the 0.5.5 release.  Several of the options have changed names.  The following
is a list:

'status' -> 'statusText'
'close'  -> 'closeAction'
'prefix' -> 'classPrefix'
'id'     -> *no longer an option*

There is also a new option 'trail' which is used in place of mousemove.  Do not
use domTT_activate() in the onmousemove event handler any longer!!!  It was far
too slow to parse the same options all over again from onmouseover, so now just
specify the domTT_activate() in onmouseover with the option trail.

Also to note, the functions domTT_true() and domTT_false() have been changed to
makeTrue() and makeFalse() respectively to make them more understandable.

Finally, be sure to include the file 'domLib.js' whereever you use 'domTT.js'
and if you want to have draggable tips or opacity fading, include the
'domTT_drag.js' and 'alphaAPI.js' files as well.

What is it?
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This javascript library will allow you to have dynamic and configurable
tooltips on your html pages. Yes, there is a library called overlib that does
this, but I don't like it for several reasons. First of all, that code is ugly
and I hate ugly code...and second it supports Netscape 4...this library does
not. Netscape 4 is no longer a browser and it is time to move forward. That is
why I prefixed the project title with DOM. If your browser doesn't support the
DOM standard, then this library won't work.

How does it work?
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This library supports Mozilla/Netscape6+, IE 5+, Konqueror and Opera 7 (which
includes full DOM and CSS2 support). The tooltips are configured through 3
class definitions in your stylesheet and the rest is up to javascript. The
tooltips consist of two parts, the caption and the content. The caption is
optional. The tips can either be greasy or sticky...or both as a combination.
Greasy means that they move around when you move the mouse around and go away
when you leave the element. Sticky means that they stick around after you leave
the element and are otherwise stationary.  The tooltips also have
directionality, so you can have tips that are 'northeast', 'northwest',
'southeast' or 'southwest' of the mouse.

Anything I should know?
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Additionally, this tooltip library AUTODETECTS select boxes in IE and the
scrollbar on multiple selects in mozilla (the only issue mozilla has) and
HIDES them whenever the tooltip collides with them.  Hence, it has full
collision detection with components which cannot use the zIndex propery!!

Why did you write it?
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The reason I wrote this library is because I wanted a library which used 100%
DOM to do the tooltips, was easy to configure, was fast and which was freely
distributable.  You may use this library in personal or company, open source or
proprietry projects.  I wrote it for you, so enjoy it.  All I ask is that you
spread the word and please give me credit by leaving in my comments.  If you
do make patches, please let me know about them on my forums.  Viva Open Source!!
