TickerTape in Java Script

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This page written with Java Script implements a Ticker Tape. If you use it, I would appreciate a link back to my home page. Thanks!

Please check out my other JavaScripts!.

The interface is a single function that takes one or three arguments (the last two are optional):

ticker(mesg,len,speed)

mesg The message!
len The size of the form to create the ticker tape (size= in a FORM input field), and
speed how fast (in millli seconds?) to scroll.

Warning

I have found Java Script to be quite unstable, when playing with it, Netscape 2.0 crashed many times. And consitently too..

How To

Include ticker.txt in the HEAD section of you document.

Add a function call inside your document:

<script language="javascript">
ticker("This is my ticker tape")
</script>
<font size=1>Powered by <a href="http://www.tickerbot.com/">TickerBot.com</a>.</font>
<br>

You don't need to put the link in (Powered by .. etc), but it would be appreciated!
View the source of this document for an example.

Of course you really should comment out the java script to other browsers.

Problems?

Some people are unable to get the ticker.txtfile. Beats me why, but cut and past from here.
<script language="javascript">  </script>
Some say that for their browser the text starts in the middle. This is because the font that it is using is "non-proportional". Try adding <font name="fixed, courier"> just above the <SCRIPT> and let me know if it works!
If that doesn't work, do a </font> just above the <SCRIPT>
Well the <br> helps for most people, (stupid netscape bug), but if that still fails, then use the following in the Body statement:
```
<body onLoad="start(document.forms[0])">
```
and then in your page use:
```
<FORM name=tickertapeform>
<input name=scroll size=75 value="This is the start message (and the message for non-javascript browsers">
</FORM>
```
and change the message variable in the javascript
The main trouble with this approach is that the TickerTape won't start scrolling until all the images on the page are loaded.

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Got JavaScript questions? Maybe my JavaScript Board has the answers?

Cameron Gregory - cameron@bloke.com