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<FONT COLOR="007777"><H1><IMG SRC="../GRAFX/UTENS.JPG" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=50
ALIGN = LEFT>Communications 104</H1></FONT>
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I will say "Hello World" to the reader using the status bar when
he presses the button below.
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<FORM>
<INPUT
TYPE="button"
VALUE=" Say Hello World to the Reader "
onClick="window.status='Hello World'"
>
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<FONT COLOR="007777"><H2>Discussion</H2></FONT>
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This fourth "hello" program uses the status bar
on the bottom of the screen.
to greet the reader. There are no JavaScript
calls from the HTML body. Instead, a Button's
<FONT COLOR="770000">onClick</FONT> event
is used to trigger the call to set the
<FONT COLOR="770000">window.status</FONT>.
<h3>The Event Call</h3>
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><FORM><br><null
> <INPUT <br><null
> TYPE="button"<br><null
> VALUE=" Say Hello World to the Reader "<br><null
> onClick="window.status='Hello World'"<br><null
> ><br><null
></FORM>
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