Opens an explanation window to explain the various fields used in a form on your site when the help link is clicked. You can easily explain various form fields will be used on your site, what type of input is required, or any other information you wish to share. They may also type their entry in the popup window and it will be copied into the form.
Add the below code to the <body> section of your page:
<scriptlanguage="javascript"type="text/javascript"> /* Visit http://www.yaldex.com/
for full source code
and get more free JavaScript, CSS and DHTML scripts! */
<!-- Begin function
explain(name,
output,
msg){ newwin =window.open('','','top=150,left=150,width=325,height=300'); if(!newwin.opener)
newwin.opener=self; with(newwin.document)
{ open(); write('<html>'); write('<body
onLoad="document.form.box.focus()"><form name=form>'+
msg +'<br>'); write('<p>You
may enter your '+name+' here and it will be copied into
the form for you.'); write('<p><center>'+name+': <input type=text name=box
size=10 onKeyUp='+
output +'=this.value>'); write('<p><input
type=button value="Click to close when finished"
onClick=window.close()>'); write('</center></form></body></html>'); close(); }
} // End --> </script> <formname=formmethod=postaction="/cgi-bin/your-script.cgi">
User Name: <inputtype=textname="username"size=10><ahref="javascript:explain('User
Name', 'opener.document.form.username.value', 'The user name field is
where you select a user name that you will use every time you access
this site. Pick something you can easily remember and that will easily
identify you.');"onMouseOver="window.status='Click
for explanation...';return true;"onMouseOut="window.status='';return
true;">Help?</a>
<br> Password: <inputtype=textname="password"size=10><ahref="javascript:explain('Password',
'opener.document.form.password.value', 'The password field is where you
select a unique password for your account. This password will be
required each time you login to the site. For security purposes, be
sure to pick a password that you can easily remember that contains
letters and numbers or symbols but would be hard for others to
guess.');"onMouseOver="window.status='Click
for explanation...';return true;"onMouseOut="window.status='';return
true;">Help?</a>