Name
Window.status: specify a transient status-line message â JavaScript 1.0:
Synopsis
String status
Description
status is a
read/write string property that specifies a transient message to
appear in the windowâs status line. The message generally appears
only for a limited amount of time, until it is overwritten by
another message or until the user moves the mouse to some other area
of the window, for example. When a message specified with status is erased, the status line returns
to its default blank state or to the default message specified by
the defaultStatus
property.
At the time of this writing, many browsers have disabled scripting of their status lines. This is a security measure to protect against phishing attacks that hide the true destination of hyperlinks.
See Also
Window.defaultStatus
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