Gregory Said:

Why doesn't Netscape report colors in hexadecimal form?

We Answered:

Ok, Im not expecting you to use this as you want to debug your own script and I can fully understand wanting to learn by doing.

I do have to ask however, if this rollover is for a link area. If it is just use css. It is what it was designed for.

Even if it isnt for a link area, keep the idea in mind as when ie7 comes out, hopefully it will support the hover effect on all tags as it is 'supposed' to.

In answer to the colour question, all browsers accept hex coding for colours preceded with a # (in css anyway ;O)

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ok, dont go anywhere (lol)

You say it is to achieve a background change in a linked area? a couple more questions if you will indulge me ;O)

You just want to change the background on an area that you are using for navigation but you want more than just the background of the text to change and you are having problems with the area 'around' the text staying the same (just some stabs in the dark toward known problems)

If this is the case, try a little code snippet here:
a{display:block; width:100%; background:#0ff}
a:hover{background:#ff0}

That 'should' *ahem* change the entire area around the text (the complete cell) so you get your background change and not just the text background.

(Im not going near tables lol)

Good luck with your project ;O)