FP2000: Pointer Does Not Change for Components with Hyperlinks (219862)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q219862 SYMPTOMS
When you create a hover button or banner ad with a hyperlink, the pointer remains the same when you move the pointer over the component in your Web browser.
Normally, when you move your pointer over a standard Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) hyperlink, the pointer changes from an arrow to a hand; however, the banner ad and hover button do not behave this way.
CAUSE
The change in the pointer for a standard HTML hyperlink is a function of the individual Web browser for the <A HREF> tag. Banner ads and hover buttons are Java applets, not HTML. The Java applet is run by the Java Virtual Machine (Java VM) that is built into the Web browser. For a hyperlink to change the state of the pointer, the Java applet must contain specific Java code to make this change. FrontPage 2000 banner ads and hover buttons do not contain the code necessary to change the icon of the pointer. NOTE: You cannot add this code to the Java applet. These applets are compiled binary files that are interpreted by the Web browser's Java VM.
A custom Java applet is required, if you want this feature.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/2/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB219862 |
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