change or hide the status bar?!

[script33]

for example the youtube.com is for me and when i open it on my firefox the status bar say that Transferring data from youtube.com.....
(befor page loading)

how i can hide or change this parameter when i open a web page?
how?
plz give me a script or HTML code ....
i'm waiting.....

[Drag_Racer]

That text is built into the browser.

If you want to edit the status bar text, look into using javascript. try searching google.

if you want to hide the status bar in your own browser, look under the view menu, unselect 'satus bar'

if you want to hide the status bar in browsers viewing your page, you can't unless you open a new window with javascript. then the browser setting need to allow this as well.

btw. that is not allowed by default in Firefox

[script33]

i want change or hide it for my users
NON me!

for exam with thi i can?

<script type="text/javascript">
function changeStatusBarText(str) {
window.status = str;
}
</script>

[Trace]

You're just forgetting to call the function;

<script type="text/javascript">
function changeStatusBarText(str) {
window.status = str;
}
changeStatusBarText('change the text here!');
</script>

[tomcatuk]

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume you want to hide your affiliate links or something. I doubt it's worth it. The users who would look at the status bar and notice the affiliate ID will also notice the absence of the status bar and just as likely click away. The users who don't notice the absent status bar wouldn't have looked at the destination URL anyway.

Modifying the user's browser against their preferences won't encourage anything good.

[piatkow]

As far as I am concerned there is no valid reason for any site to try and modify my browser. If I find a site that does I have to assume that the owner is up to something dodgy and leave the site at once followed by an immediate virus scan.