DHTML/CSS Question

[Coffee Warlord]

So, I had this interview last monday, where they sent me home with homework. It's basically a stripped down version of a website they did. Gave me the graphics, a bunch of printouts of what it's supposed to do/look like, said go at it.

Most of it's zero issue. The only annoying part is the DHTML portion, of which I have always despised and tried to never use. Basically, it's a series of pages, with a little "page 1 of 7" thing in the corner. They want, when you mouse over the number, for a small layer to pop up that has a list of all the pages, and immediate links to any of them.

So...did that. Got the damn DHTML shit to pop up correctly and all that jive. However, one question, and I don't even know if it's doable. In the specs, that layer is supposed to close when you leave it. Now, since I can't do an onMouseOut on it, I have it set on a little timer that autocloses it after a couple seconds.

Is there like...some way to close/hide a layer based on like...the mouse being NOT inside that new layer? A sort of extended onMouseOut sorta deal?

I have no idea if this makes any sense whatsoever. Bear with me. :)

[GoldenEagle]

Tell them DHTML is for losers and no one uses it.

[Coffee Warlord]

You think I won't. :)

They did score points with me as a potential employer, though. 4 people were there in the interview with me. One of their guys asked me if I knew much about Flash, which, I responded truthfully, I've done a little coding with it, but not much. He asked "what do you think of it, out of curiosity?" My response? "Hate it with the fire of a thousand hells."

The other 3 people in the interview laughed and concurred.