>>>>>>From javascript code, is there a way to detect if the mouse goes out of a select?
>>>>>
>>>>>there is an onmouseout event...
>>>>>
>>>>>something like this?
>>>>>
>>>>>SELECT NAME="x" SIZE="1" onmouseout="window.alert('wayne');"
>>>>
>>>>This only works if you don't have the select open. If it is, it won't detect the mouse out.
>>>
>>>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.
>>
>>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.

Yes, I understand that. What I mean is that if you open the select and go to Tortie and start moving the mouse next to the listbox, you'll see that mouseout doesn't take effect.