FP2000: Pointer Does Not Change for Components with Hyperlinks

ID: Q219862

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 2000

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 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 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.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: front page

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug