Changing the text shown in the Status bar when hovering over a link

[Frost]

I used to know the code and I can't find it anymore. When I hover over a link, it'll give the URL in the Status Bar. I'm trying to change the text that shows up to a description of the link. I believe it's an ALT text code but I'm not sure which one it is. Anyone know?

[pyro]

Try this:

<a href="http://www.w3c.org" onmouseover="window.status='Check the site out';return true;" onmouseout="window.status='';return true;">Hi There</a>