Hovering over links

[PrettyCandles]

I don't know whether this is a MN thing or my pc - 'scuse ignorance!

When I hover the mouse over a link to another MN thread, I get the relevant url at the bottom of the screen. (Does everyone get this?) What I'm wondering is whether it's possible to have the thread title appear, rather than the url, so that I can decide whether or not I want to actually clikc on the link?

Hi PrettyCandles

It's not a MN thing exclusively.
It's an internet thing and it'll always be the full url (not sure it's possible to put the thread title in this).
HTH

Thanks Olivia.

What about having the title appear next to the mouse arrow?

Some things, like Tool Tips (title appearing next to mouse arrow) may not work in all web browsers. It would also need to be coded into the page (I think), so don't think it's practical for Talk pages. - Expect TECH will be able to explain it much better

Some users of mumsnet use mobile devices, screen readers and a variety of other browsers, so I would expect that TECH keeps the site code as generic as possible so that users get the same thing, regardless of browser.

Changing the status bar text is fairly frowned on now (and indeed prevented by some browsers).

links have a title attribute which is frequently rendered as a tool tip though..