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Offer your visitors a quick description or more information about a JavaScript link before they visit it. When they put their cursor over a JavaScript link a layer will appear describing the link. Your visitors will appreciate the extra effort, and it looks great too.

Label: Description Layer

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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- Original:  Randy Bennett (rbennett@thezone.net) -->
<!-- Web Site:  http://home.thezone.net/~rbennett/utility/javahead.htm -->
<!-- Begin
function setupDescriptions() {
var x = navigator.appVersion;
y = x.substring(0,4);
if (y>=4) setVariables();
}
var x,y,a,b;
function setVariables(){
if (navigator.appName == "Netscape") {
h=".left=";
v=".top=";
dS="document.";
sD="";
}
else 
{
h=".pixelLeft=";
v=".pixelTop=";
dS="";
sD=".style";
   }
}
var isNav = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") !=-1);
function popLayer(a){
desc = "<table cellpadding=3 border=1 bgcolor=F7F7F7><td>";

if (a==1) desc += "The JavaScript Source Home Page!";
if (a==2) desc += "Updates on all the latest scripts added to the site!";
if (a==3) desc += "Browser our Table of Contents page!";
if (a==4) desc += "Get JavaScript assistance in our JS forum!";
if (a==5) desc += "Get the answers to our commonly asked JS questions!";

desc += "</td></table>";

if(isNav) {
document.object1.document.write(desc);
document.object1.document.close();
document.object1.left=x+25;
document.object1.top=y;
}
else {
object1.innerHTML=desc;
eval(dS+"object1"+sD+h+(x+25));
eval(dS+"object1"+sD+v+y);
   }
}
function hideLayer(a){
if(isNav) {
eval(document.object1.top=a);
}
else object1.innerHTML="";
}
function handlerMM(e){
x = (isNav) ? e.pageX : event.clientX;
y = (isNav) ? e.pageY : event.clientY;
}
if (isNav){
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE);
}
document.onmousemove = handlerMM;
//  End -->
</script>
	<!--
    	This script downloaded from www.JavaScriptBank.com
    	Come to view and download over 2000+ free javascript at www.JavaScriptBank.com
	-->

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<BODY OnLoad="setupDescriptions()">
<div id="object1" style="position:absolute; visibility:show; left:25px; top:-50px; z-index:2">

	layer hidden off the screen</div>
<a href="http://javascriptbank.com" onMouseOver="popLayer(1)" onMouseOut="hideLayer(-50)">
Home Page</a>
<p>
<a href="http://javascriptbank.com/" onMouseOver="popLayer(2)" onMouseOut="hideLayer(-50)">
What&#39;s New?</a>
<p>
<a href="http://javascriptbank.com/" onMouseOver="popLayer(3)" onMouseOut="hideLayer(-50)">
Site Contents</a>
<p>
<a href="http://javascriptbank.com/" onMouseOver="popLayer(4)" onMouseOut="hideLayer(-50)">

JavaScript Forum</a>
<p>
<a href="http://javascriptbank.com/" onMouseOver="popLayer(5)" onMouseOut="hideLayer(-50)">
JavaScript FAQs</a>
</body>
	<!--
    	This script downloaded from www.JavaScriptBank.com
    	Come to view and download over 2000+ free javascript at www.JavaScriptBank.com
	-->