A prototype.js based help balloon / tool tip / diaglog bubble CSS Classname to look for when doing auto link associations. Global array of all HelpBalloon instances. (Cheaper than document.getElementByClassName with a property check) Used at render time to measure the dimensions of the loaded balloon The local store of 'title'. Will change if the balloon is making a remote call unless options.title is specified Stores the balloon coordinates Width,height of the balloons Balloon image path prefix. There are 4 button images, numerically named, starting with 0. Background container (houses the balloon images) Closing button element The closer object. This can be the same as button, but could also be a div with a png loaded as the back ground, browser dependent. Containing element of the balloon Content container Rendering status A reference to the anchoring element/icon ID for HelpBalloon Inner content container Configuration options Enumerated value for the bottom-left rendering position. Enumerated value for the bottom-right rendering position. Enumerated value for dynamic rendering position. Enumerated value for the top-left rendering position. Enumerated value for the top-right rendering position. Title container The balloons visibility state The class constructor The event The class constructor A subset of options to initialize the balloon with. The class constructor Sets the container to block styling and hides the elements below the container (if in IE) Renders the Balloon Determines which elements need to be hidden. (For IE) Gets the current position of the obj. Object returned in (x, y, x2, y2) format Hides elements below the balloon. (For IE) The class constructor Determines if the object is a child of the balloon element. Determines if the balloon is appearing over the specified element. Element to check parentage of. Redraws the balloon based on the current coordinates of the icon. Restores visibility of elements under the balloon. (For IE) Hides the balloon Shows the balloon Toggles the help balloon Helper class for defining options for the HelpBalloon object Alt text of the help icon Position of the balloon's anchor relative to the icon element. Combine one horizontal indicator (left, center, right) and one vertical indicator (top, middle, bottom). Numeric values can also be used in an X Y order. So a value of 9 13 would place the anchor 9 pixels from the left and 13 pixels below the top. (0,0 is top left). If values are greater than the width or height the width or height of the anchor are used instead. If less than 0, 0 is used. Number of milliseconds to hide the balloon after showing and after the mouse is not over the balloon. A value of 0 means it will not auto-hide Balloon image path prefix. There are 4 button images, numerically named, starting with 0. Default Balloon styling The image filename suffix, including the file extension Closing button image path X coordinate of the closing button in relation to the balloon container Y coordinate of the closing button in relation to the balloon container Flag indicating cache the request result. If this is false, every time the balloon is shown, it will retrieve the remote url and parse it before the balloon appears, updating the content. Otherwise, it will make the call once and use the same content with each subsequent showing. Static content of the balloon The distance from the outside of the balloon to the outer edge of the content box. Vertical and horizontal margin of the content pane. This must be equal on all sides due to the way the balloon renders itself. RL to pull the title/content XML Flag indication whether to automatically hide any other visible HelpBalloon on the page before showing the current one. Flag indicating whether to hide the elements under the balloon in IE. Setting this to false can cause rendering issues in Internet Explorer as some elements appear on top of the balloon if they're not hidden. URL to the anchoring icon image file to use. This can also be a direct reference to an existing element if you're using that as your anchoring icon. Icon custom styling Request method for dynamic content. (get, post) For use with embedding this object into another. If true, the icon is not created and not appeneded to the DOM at construction. Static title of the balloon Default Title Bar style The event type to listen for on the icon to show the balloon. The Scriptaculous (or compatible) effect function for hiding the balloon. The hide-effect options. Note: afterFinish will be overwritten with internal logic. The Scriptaculous (or compatible) effect function for showing the balloon. The show-effect options. Note: afterFinish will be overwritten with internal logic.