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document.getElementById('menu').onmouseover=vipadaet();
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var vipadaet = document.getElementById('vipadaet')
vipadaet.style.display = 'block'
}
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zapadaet.style.display = 'none'
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Про классы - да, блоги не врут. Метод действительно не кроссбраузерен.