Q1471 Is it possible for a JavaScript rollover to switch a static image to a GIF-89 animation? I've tried using the regular rollover code, pointing to a GIF-89 as the graphic to load onMouseOver, but I get only the final frame of the animation.

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Q1471 Is it possible for a JavaScript rollover to switch a static image to a GIF-89 animation? I've tried using the regular rollover code, pointing to a GIF-89 as the graphic to load onMouseOver, but I get only the final frame of the animation.

Probably because you have preloaded it and it is in the cache. Load it like this:

<a href="..." onMouseOver="now = new Date(); document.images['theAnimation'].src = 'theanimated.gif?' + now.getTime();"><img src="static.gif" name="theAnimation"></a>

That way you should get a new version.