What's the deal with browsers + status bar text ?

When I set the status bar text for a linked button I find that most of the
times browsers seem to ignore the text I set and display the URL link info or
"document done" or whatever instead. Do current browsers just not recognise the
status bar text set in DW? This is on Mac / Explorer 5 / Netscape 7/ Safari /
DW 4

Do current browsers just not recognise the
status bar text set in DW? This is on Mac / Explorer 5 / Netscape 7/
Safari /

Right. Many of the newer browsers ignore this. Many would consider this a
good thing. ;o)

-Darrel

.oO(TC5)

When I set the status bar text for a linked button I find that most of the
times browsers seem to ignore the text I set and display the URL link info or
"document done" or whatever instead.

That's the correct behaviour.

Do current browsers just not recognise the
status bar text set in DW?

IE should show it, most others allow the user to decide. In general the
status bar is not part of the website, it's part of the user's working
environment and nothing a webauthor should play with.

Micha