Javascript events

[dougyitbos]

Hi folks...

I need to show a div when a visitor attempts to leave my page.

I've tried using "onMouseout" on a div.
I've also tried onbeforeunload, and onbeforeunload

These events are not behaving as I expected.
The div shows when a user leaves the page - but also when the page loads.
That's no good.

Also - in the case of "onMouseout" it fires when I try to take the mouse over to the scroll bar and scroll down. Also not good.

I Need something that only shows when the user is leaving - not arriving, or scrolling.

What event should I be using?

Keep in mind I don't want to STOP them... just show a div to warn them about leaving in a current state.

I want to avoid the window.open as showing a div isn't a "pop up" and thus not likely to be blocked.

Thanks!
Doug

[rangana]

Apparently, the only event (as I'm quiet aware) that would help you in your desire is the "onbeforeunload" which runs when your user is trying to leave your page.

Unluckily, an odd dialog will be seen (as what you might have exprerience).