html - Cursor not changing to pointer in Usemap/area case

Question

I have the following HTML code which I cannot get to work quite right in all browsers:

<div id ="right_header">     
        <img id = "usemapsignin" src="/images/sign-in-panel-wo-FB.png" usemap = "#signin">
</div>      
        <map name = "signin" >
            <area shape = "rect" coords = "30,10, 150, 50" target = "_blank" alt = "signin" id="signin"
                    onMouseOver="document.images['usemapsignin'].style.cursor='pointer'"
            onMouseOut="document.images['usemapsignin'].style.cursor='auto'"/>
            <area shape = "rect" coords = "0,113, 172, 150" target = "_blank" alt = "restowner" id = "restowner"
                onclick = "alert('Hello Restaurant Owner!')"   />
        </map>

I am trying to change the cursor to pointer when moved over a part of the usemap. But its not working in Chrome/Safari.

Any help will be appreciated.

Answer 1

Chrome and Safari don't support changing the CSS of map or area elements. The only straightforward way to get a mousepointer on an area is to have:

<area ... href="javascript:void(0);" />