James Ward wrote:
>I'm wanting to use a technique similar to Eric Meyer's:
>
>http://meyerweb.com/eric/css/edge/popups/demo.html
>
>to show an explanation of some technical terms in a site I am building.
>
>My problem is that I want the popup text to be positioned in a
>different div to the anchor to which it is linked.
>
>Does anyone know a way I can do this?
>
>Thanks
>
>James
>
Hi James,
IFAIK, if it really has to be a separate div, then I think css is not
enough and some javascript help is needed.
Can you tell some more why Eric's <span> solution is not enough for your
page? [1]
Greetings,
francky
PS:
"Warning" (in case you didn't consider this already)
In some way the 'terms to explain' have to get attention as hoverable
words, otherwise nobody will go there. To give them an underline as a
link will do that, but that can be a bit risky. - To get no confused
visitors at hovering the "explaining pseudo-link / home styled tooltip"
and hovering a normal clickable link, they should be recognisable by a
different styling (for instance: dashed/dotted underline, other mouse
pointer).
[1]
Pretty much "div-like" styling of the <span> is possible. See also:
* http://home.tiscali.nl/developerscorner/css-discuss/showathover.htm
* http://home.tiscali.nl/developerscorner/css-discuss/showathover2.htm
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