//tip show
function showTip(boxID,tipText,evt){
//方法中必须传event作为参数,FF下根据window.event获取对象
var evt = (evt) ? evt : ((window.event) ? window.event : null);
var content=document.getElementById(boxID);
content.innerHTML = tipText;
content.style.display="block";
var x=document.documentElement.scrollLeft + evt.x;
var y=document.documentElement.scrollTop + evt.clientY ;
content.style.left = x + "px";
content.style.top = y + "px";
}
//tip hide
function hideTip(boxID){
var content=document.getElementById(boxID);
content.style.display="none";
}
<div id="text" οnmοuseοver="showTip('tipBox','Show Tip Box!',event)" οnmοuseοut="hideTip('tipBox')" >
Show Tip Box
</div>
<p>this para1</p><p>this para2</p>
<p>this para1</p><p>this para2</p>
<div id="tipBox" style="position:absolute;">
</div>