# Mouseover test **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 16, 2007, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/400306 "2007-04-16T07:03:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/400306/1 "2007-04-16T07:03:05Z")
The idea is to have this paragraph, which skips the backstory of why I’m posting and instead gets straight to the what, will be the text displayed in mousover despite being the second paragraph in the OP. It would be useful to know roughly how many chararacters mouseover preview displays, so I’m adding extra text here. First let me begin with some backstory about why I’m asking this question. You see, it all started with some irrelevant minutia from way back when, which planted an idea in my head. And now, when my intro finally starts to sound like I might get to the point, the mouseover preview runs out. The idea is to have this paragraph, which skips the backstory of why I’m posting and instead gets straight to the what, will be the text displayed in mousover despite being the second paragraph in the OP. It would be useful to know roughly how many chararacters mouseover preview displays, so I’m adding extra text here. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/400306/2 "2007-04-16T07:50:56Z")
You just blew my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/400306/3 "2007-04-16T12:37:35Z")
Made me look. Nicely done. Plus clever. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/400306/4 "2007-04-16T16:13:18Z")
The idea is to have this paragraph, which skips the backstory of why I’m posting and instead gets straight to the what, will be the text displayed in mousover despite being the second paragraph in the OP. It would be useful to know roughly how many chararacters mouseover preview displays, so I’m adding extra text here. One thing I have noticed is that the mouseover displays differently on different machines. I had a thread that started with one sentence that I thought would appear by itself in the mouseover. When I checked it from a different computer, it displayed much more of the post. I like your approach though, mind if I use it? **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** Sockk Puppett Guest Oh **SiXSwordS**! Your perspicacity and discerning vision have enlightened us all again! 😃 Thank You! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/400306/5 "2007-04-16T16:52:11Z")
If not for the font in the word “Guest” and the extra length in the break line, that would’ve completely fooled me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/400306/6 "2007-04-16T17:07:47Z")
dot dot dot ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/400306/7 "2007-04-17T00:27:04Z")
[QUOTE=SiXSwordS] One thing I have noticed is that the mouseover displays differently on different machines. I had a thread that started with one sentence that I thought would appear by itself in the mouseover. When I checked it from a different computer, it displayed much more of the post. [/quote] I’ve seen similar inconsistency. Of course I don’t mind if anyone uses the technique from the OP. It was just a random idea that occurred to me. As a dialup user, anything that makes mouseover preview more useful is aces in my book. Oh yeah, nice sock puppet trick. If only you could paint the “Quote” button in the bottom right corner… ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2007, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/400306/8 "2007-04-17T02:21:09Z")
Don’t do this again. Not even as a joke. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouseover-test/400306/9 "2007-04-17T20:56:09Z")
Let me clarify: The message above – which is not a formal warning – is directed at SixSwords; actually, it’s also a note for anyone who would like to craft something on the board that looks sock puppet-y. We just don’t appreciate the humor. Sorry. Don’t do that.