Q694 Why can't I display text in the status bar when using onMouseOver?

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Q694 Why can't I display text in the status bar when using onMouseOver?

Add a "return true" at the end, e.g.:

<A HREF="apage.htm" onMouseOver="window.status='Hello World';return true" onMouseOut="window.status='';return true">text link</A>