When the user enters field values ,the user can click a help icon that gives a pop up with description about the field and allows the user to fill the value in the pop up box itself.
The value will be automatically displayed in the textbox
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function explain(name, output, msg) {
newwin = window.open('','','top=150,left=150,width=325,height=350');
if (!newwin.opener) newwin.opener = self;
with (newwin.document)
{
open();
write('<html>');
write('<body onLoad="document.form.box.focus()"><form name=form>' + msg + '<br>');
write('<p>You may enter your ' + name + ' here and it will be copied into the form for you.');
write('<p><center>' + name + ': <input type=text name=box size=10 onKeyUp=' + output + '=this.value>');
write('<p><input type=button value="Click to close when finished" onClick=window.close()>');
write('</center></form></body></html>');
close();
}
}
// End -->
</script>
</HEAD>
User Name: <input type=text name="username" size=10> <a href="javascript:explain('User Name', 'opener.document.form.username.value', 'The user name field is where you select a user name that you will use every time you access this site. Pick something you can easily remember and that will easily identify you.');" onMouseOver="window.status='Click for explanation...';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status='';return true;">Help?</a>
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Password: <input type=text name="password" size=10> <a href="javascript:explain('Password', 'opener.document.form.password.value', 'The password field is where you select a unique password for your account. This password will be required each time you login to the site. For security purposes, be sure to pick a password that you can easily remember that contains letters and numbers or symbols but would be hard for others to guess.');" onMouseOver="window.status='Click for explanation...';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status='';return true;">Help?</a>