Vista - Re: URLs not in Status Bar

05-01-2008

(cross-post added to Vista General)
"MC" <for.address.look@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "MC" <for.address.look@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Under Vista, with IE7, when I mouse over a link, the URL does not show up
>>> in
>>> the Status Bar the way it does under XP. I can still get it to appear
>>> there
>>> if I right-click on the link. Is there a way I can make IE7 behave the
>>> way
>>> it used to?

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>>
>> Make sure that you aren't overgeneralizing from some specific examples.
>> E.g. links provided by Silverlight or Flash apps may not show in the
>> Status bar.
>>
>> Post a sample publicly accessible URL if you need more help.

>
> OK, try this:
> www.ai.uga.edu/mc
> When you mouse over a graphic that has a link (such as "About Me"), the link
> appears in the status bar. When you mouse over text that has a link, this
> does not happen. The page is plain HTML.
>
> Any ideas? "Working as designed"? Something to do with the phishing
> blocker?

That should help another Vista user confirm your symptom for you
if it is a common problem. Cross-posting to Vista General.

BTW is it a mouse only issue? E.g. do you see all links in the Status bar
if you doubleclick a word near it and then tab to the link text or image?

A related test would be to use Mousekeys as an alternate driver
for your pointer... <eg>

HTH

Robert
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05-01-2008	#1 (permalink)
Robert Aldwinckle n/a posts	Re: URLs not in Status Bar (cross-post added to Vista General) "MC" <for.address.look@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eLbJi09qIHA.2292@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:O%239Yx46qIHA.3804@xxxxxx Quote: >> "MC" <for.address.look@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:e89ql7wqIHA.3900@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Under Vista, with IE7, when I mouse over a link, the URL does not show up >>> in >>> the Status Bar the way it does under XP. I can still get it to appear >>> there >>> if I right-click on the link. Is there a way I can make IE7 behave the >>> way >>> it used to? >> >> >> Make sure that you aren't overgeneralizing from some specific examples. >> E.g. links provided by Silverlight or Flash apps may not show in the >> Status bar. >> >> Post a sample publicly accessible URL if you need more help. > > OK, try this: > www.ai.uga.edu/mc > When you mouse over a graphic that has a link (such as "About Me"), the link > appears in the status bar. When you mouse over text that has a link, this > does not happen. The page is plain HTML. > > Any ideas? "Working as designed"? Something to do with the phishing > blocker? That should help another Vista user confirm your symptom for you if it is a common problem. Cross-posting to Vista General. BTW is it a mouse only issue? E.g. do you see all links in the Status bar if you doubleclick a word near it and then tab to the link text or image? A related test would be to use Mousekeys as an alternate driver for your pointer... <eg> HTH Robert ---
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