Secondly, you must keep in mind that not every event is applicable to every element. This also varies between browsers. Mastering event handling is most certainly a topic unto itself. At the surface, handling basic events is simple, as you've seen. When the mouse moves off the element is reverts to a more subdued state.
Rollovers commonly use changes in either image or style.
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