Thanks.  I kind of like the timer idea, since they might have the
message bar part of the browser turned off. 

John
--- In [email protected], "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> If you know your host browser has a status bar, you can use
> ExternalInterface to set it.
> 
>  
> 
> Alternatively, you could display your pop-up message and then remove it
> automatically using a timer.
> 
>  
> 
> Tracy
> 
>  
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of j_lentzz
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:46 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: How to set message bar in browser
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks. That's a good point. Not sure if I can spare the line of the
> browser for this, but it is something to consider. The users weren't
> liking the popup box that needed clicking to continue.
> 
> John
> --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> , "scalenine" <juan@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm not sure, but from a usability stand point you might just want to
> > add your own to your app. The reason being that not all browsers have
> > the Status Bar at the bottom and it's something that can be turned on
> > and off by a user.
> > 
> > Also, saving something is a pretty big deal and having an indicator of
> > that as small type at the bottom of the browser may not get a user's
> > attention. Just a thought.
> > 
> > Juan
> > scalenine.com
> > 
> > --- In [email protected]
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "j_lentzz" <jlentz@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Does anyone know how (or if it possible) to put a message in the
> > > bottom message bar of a browser. Right now it shows the url of a
> link,
> > > or Done when the page is finished. I'd like to use it to indicate
> > > that a save function was successful, without having to use a popup
> > > that would require another user input to get rid of.
> > > 
> > > Thank you,
> > > 
> > > John
> > >
> >
>


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