Comments on: Adding Tooltips to Option Tags http://www.lateralcode.com/adding-tooltips-to-option-tags/ A Web Development Blog Focused on Code and Technology Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:22:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: jim http://www.lateralcode.com/adding-tooltips-to-option-tags/#comment-6787 jim Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:22:04 +0000 http://www.lateralcode.com/?p=642#comment-6787 This does not work for single-select drop-downs. It HAS to have a size of 2 or more. This does not work for single-select drop-downs. It HAS to have a size of 2 or more.

]]> By: Danny http://www.lateralcode.com/adding-tooltips-to-option-tags/#comment-1621 Danny Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:04:28 +0000 http://www.lateralcode.com/?p=642#comment-1621 an alternate way: // show tool tip when scrolling between options jQuery('select option').each(function() { this.setAttribute('title', this.text) }); // Show tool tip after choosing an option jQuery('select').attr('onmouseover',function() { this.title = this.options[this.selectedIndex].text; }); an alternate way:
// show tool tip when scrolling between options
jQuery(‘select option’).each(function() { this.setAttribute(‘title’, this.text) });

// Show tool tip after choosing an option
jQuery(‘select’).attr(‘onmouseover’,function() { this.title = this.options[this.selectedIndex].text; });

]]> By: ie6 http://www.lateralcode.com/adding-tooltips-to-option-tags/#comment-900 ie6 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:29:36 +0000 http://www.lateralcode.com/?p=642#comment-900 Title Attribute does not work in IE 6 Title Attribute does not work in IE 6

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