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**jayarsee** · 11-16-2004, 03:04 PM

My client has asked if I can do anything about the default IE Windows mouseover dialog that appears over images...

I know this is default (some images do and some don't tho), but like underlining links, etc. I am wondering if anyone knows of javascipt or code that can cause IE not to show this image dialog.

The one I am speaking of is the tiny box that obscures part of my image on the HTML page that will allow the visitor to either save, print, etc. the image...

Anyone aware of a workaround to this issue?

Thanks in advance!
James

**Marc Timberlake** · 11-16-2004, 03:29 PM

The dialog you're referring to (I think) only appears if you right-click on a picture, on mouse-over you should only get the alt text.

the following should block right-click menus altogether. Stick it in the <head> part!

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.1">

<!-- Begin
function right(e) {
if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape' && 
(e.which == 3 || e.which == 2))
return false;
else if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' && 
(event.button == 2 || event.button == 3)) {
alert("I'm sorry, that feature is not available.");
return false;
}
return true;
}
//-->

</script>

**jayarsee** · 11-16-2004, 03:35 PM

I am actually aware of that code to prevent people from downloading the image, however, I don't really need to block that feature... if you will look at my page, when you mouseover, say, the building at left, or the games button, in IE Windows there appears that same little image with a disk, a printer and some other icons in it... and they don't want it...

This is only in the mouseover, not on a right-click tho...

http://www.adgd.co.uk/skykingscasino/

Does this happen on your browser?

Thanks again!
James

**Marc Timberlake** · 11-16-2004, 03:43 PM

ah right. I see what you mean. I have no idea how to get rid of it, or how/why it only appears for some images and not others.

Great looking page by the way, sorry I can't help!

**jayarsee** · 11-16-2004, 05:40 PM

No worries... thanks for the compliment... just one more example, I guess, where I am educating my clients on just what to expect from their own browser...

When I started in this business in 1994 I had clients who wanted a website and then didn't even know what a browser was! They had never even been on the Internet...

Anyone else have a clue as to how to cause the browser to skip this "function"?

James

**faze1** · 11-17-2004, 12:12 AM

Hi Jayarsee,

The link didn't work for me but no problem, the code you want is a very simple meta tag.

Code:

<meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no">

If you have a chance please fix the link as I would very much like to see your site.

Cheers,

**Minaki** · 11-17-2004, 07:44 AM

You can also put (i think) galleryimage="no" as an attribute in any single image, although then your page won't validate.

**SilatPupil** · 11-17-2004, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minaki

You can also put (i think) galleryimage="no" as an attribute in any single image, although then your page won't validate.

You can indeed do that, but what do you mean it won't validate?

**Minaki** · 11-17-2004, 10:04 AM

It won't validate against XHTML 1.0 Transitional and Strict.. not sure about the others cos I havn't tried them but I doubt it.

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