December 2, 1999

4:34 PM

I'm adding new functionality to MetaFilter. I'm testing out a floating, draggable menu for links. The links are static for now, but will be customizable by users. It should work in IE4+ and NS4+, post a comment with your OS/browser if you find any problems. I'm also playing with the stylesheet for this page, since I just noticed the spacing between posts looks awful in IE4.5 on the Mac.
posted by mathowie (3 comments total)

It might be nice to see the cursor on the menu turn into a hand.

#floater

cursor: hand;

http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/ui.html#cursor-props
posted by tomalak at 10:19 PM on December 2, 1999

Yeah I was thinking that too. What's weird is w3c CSS2 spec you mentioned says I should use cursor:pointer, but according to this webmonkey tutorial, it is currently supported only in IE on the mac, and the hand property isn't a standard, but works in IE5. Since I use IE5 more than anything else, I added the code. Thanks Lawrence.
posted by mathowie at 11:17 PM on December 2, 1999

wonderful. I can see immediate uses for this & would love to get my hands on it!

I vote for the hand too, but a graphic (say a menu bar with an arrow on it) could help in the meanwhile...
posted by dvo at 1:29 AM on December 3, 1999