JavaScript: Window Status

The window status is the area of the browser window below the content area, below the horizontal scroll bar where it normally says 'Done' when a page is finished loading. The browser uses this area to convey useful bits of information to you when it thinks it's necessary to do so. You can manipulate the contents of this area to suit your own devious needs, if you like.

In it's simplest form:

window.status='foo';

Overriding the window status when pointing at a hyperlink:

<A HREF="whatever" ONMOUSEOVER="window.status='foo'; return true;" ONMOUSEOUT="window.status=' '; return true;">foo</A>

Try it for yourself!    (normal hyperlink for comparison)