use the window.status command, check out 
http://www.methodist.org.uk/neath/pages/ for some examples.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jon.postiglione@h...
> [mailto:jon.postiglione@h...]
> Sent: 14 February 2001 13:14
> To: jon.postiglione@h...; javascript@p...
> Subject: [javascript] Controlling the text on the status bar of IE 5.x
> 
> 
> How can I control the text on the status bar of IE 5.  (i.e. 
> when i web 
> page is finished loading it says 'done".  
> 
> thx
>