(Btw, IE 6 is not available for any Mac OS yet, and I don't think that Microsloth has even given a release date for it yet. 5.1 or some such is the latest version we have.)

1) Could a Goddess please make a cumulative post of the "collapse comments" version (with better variables?) and make it a new entry here at SG.com? I fear others who may want this would never find it in the comments in this entry.

2) Is there a way to either: a) use this on some entries and not others? or b) have it auto-collapse (hide comments) after a given number of comments (like 5, for example)?

If not no problem, this is just what I wanted, thanks so much!

add to script: (you could probably consolidate this into the original, but i didn't)

<script>

function ThyWordisaLamp(youBet, justInCase){
aarondotrules = ('justtestingthisout' + (youBet));
getitoutofhere = ('morethanenough' + (youBet));
if( document.getElementById ) {
if( document.getElementById(aarondotrules).style.display ) {
if( justInCase != 0 ) {
document.getElementById(aarondotrules).style.display = "block";
document.getElementById(getitoutofhere).style.display = "none";
} else { document.getElementById(aarondotrules).style.display = "none";
document.getElementById(getitoutofhere).style.display = "block"; }
} else { location.href = justInCase;
return true; }
} else { location.href = justInCase;
return true; }
}
</script>

then for your comment link:

<MTEntryIfAllowComments>
<span id="aarondotrules<$MTEntryID$>" class="extended"><a href="javascript:(void);" onclick="ThyWordisaLamp(<$MTEntryID$>,'<$MTEntryLink$>#comments');return false;" target="_self">comments (<$MTEntryCommentCount$>)</a>
</span>

<div id="justtestingthisout<$MTEntryID$>" style="display: none">

<p align="center"><a href="#<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>" onclick="ThyWordisaLamp(<$MTEntryID$>,0);return
true;" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='collapse this entry '; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;">collapse comment display</a>
<MTComments>
. . . (your stuff)
</MTComments>

</MTEntryIfAllowComments>

A bit more difficult..

Like this:

<MTEntryIfAllowComments>
<span id="thankYourMother<$MTEntryID$>c" class="extended"><a href="<$MTEntryLink$>#<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>" onclick="ChristIsImmanentInAllThings(<$MTEntryID$>c,'<$MTEntryLink$>#<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>');return false;">Show Comments Here »</a><br /></span><div id="coconutsKillMorePeopleThanSharks<$MTEntryID$>c" style="display: none"><MTComments>
<p><$MTCommentBody$></p>
<p>Posted by <$MTCommentAuthorLink$> at <$MTCommentDate$></p><br /><br />
</MTComments><a href="#<$MTEntryID pad="1"$>" onclick="ChristIsImmanentInAllThings(<$MTEntryID$>c,0);return
true;">« Hide Comments</a></div>
<MTEntryIfAllowComments>

I don't see a need to create a separate function though.

That's it. It's working on my blog now.