61838 - javascripted rollover link images vanishing

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 32269

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect, P3)

Description

[David O'Toole]

The URL I gave is only one example. In m18 I have noticed a general problem with
"disappearing" rollover links (where JavaScript makes the images' src field
change with onMouseOver and onMouseOut events.) The image can disappear,
reflowing the elements of the page as if the image had been deleted. That is,
the image's space does not just become blank--the document re-renders as if
there were no image (often replaced with the "alt" tag, which becomes a link to
the Anchor tag's href.) Sometimes there is no link remaining, which renders the
page unusable. It may only happen after the image is rolled over a few times. I
can get skimo.com to exhibit this bug repeatedly, and it also occurred when I
was using M17.

I have seen this behavior with other websites that involve rollovers. I am
working on a website (not yet public) with a rollover image bar that displays
this behavior in M18, and I think there are illustrative parallels.

1. Both pages involve setups where an anchor tag wraps one or more IMG elements.
2. Both pages have Javascript to alter an image's src field when it is rolled over
3. In both pages, the ANCHOR tag holds the onMouseOver and onMouseOut javascript
bits. The Javascript is NOT contained in the IMG element as you might expect.

Comment 1

[R.K.Aa.]

dup of bug 32269 "js preload depends on cached image"
(by way of bug 60469 "Rollover Images Disappearing")

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 32269 ***

Comment 2

[timeless]

vrfy dupe