>>>>>From javascript code, is there a way to detect if the mouse goes out of a select?
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>>>>there is an onmouseout event...
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>>>>something like this?
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>>>>SELECT NAME="x" SIZE="1" onmouseout="window.alert('wayne');"
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>>>This only works if you don't have the select open. If it is, it won't detect the mouse out.
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>>I just messed with it a little more, and it will fire if you mouseover and then mouseout. you don't have to click at all. It may be more than you wanted.
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>What do you mean by mouseover and then mouseout?

I created a very simple html page with the following...

SELECT NAME="x" SIZE="1" onmouseout="window.alert('wayne');">
OPTION VALUE="1">Calico
OPTION VALUE="2">Tortie
OPTION VALUE="3" SELECTED>Siamese
SELECT>

It pops up the alert when you go over the select with the mouse and move off of it.