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Apr 04.2005

Ok… I am so lost. I’m not even sure of what you’d call what I want to put on my page.

At the bottom of internet explorer there’s a bar that says “Opening page http://…” and stuff liek that. I want to get my own text on there. I don’t knwo what I’m talking abotu so if it will help you better understand, this page, “http://melodramatic.com/users/fagot,” has it. At the bottom where it has the scrolling text.. that’s want I want to do?

Anyone have the code, or know how I can get it? ?

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@CharlesApr 04.2005 — <script type="text/javascript">
<!--
status = 'Hello, World!';
// -->
</script>
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@akohlyauthorApr 04.2005 — Allright! Thank you so much! ?
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@akohlyauthorApr 04.2005 — Ok. Now I feel stupid. Ummm... On this page he has the text goign across so that it looks liek it's being typed on there. Then he has a second message come up after that. how do I do that? Sorry.. I'm lame, and confused. lol... The link in my other post has what I'm talking about if I'm too confusing.
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@akohlyauthorApr 04.2005 — Now no ones reading this. Ah! SOmeone help me! lol ...
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@CharlesApr 04.2005 — Calm down. What you want is easy enough but you might need to wait a few hours before somebody comes along to post a full example.
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@akohlyauthorApr 04.2005 — Kk...
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@NogDogApr 04.2005 — A Goolge search on "javascript scrolling status" will give you lots of matches that tell you how to do this. The question you need to ask, though, is "why do it?" Many people (like me) find scrolling status bar text and other scrolling text in web pages to be an annoying distraction. Before doing this, first convince yourself that doing so will somehow improve the user's experience when visiting your site; don't do it just because it's a cool, "gee whiz" gimmick.
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@David_HarrisonApr 04.2005 — I just felt like making something so I made this:<script type="text/javascript"><!--

var delay;
var messages = new Array();

messages[messages.length] = "Message one.";
messages[messages.length] = "Message two.";

function scrollMessage(messnum, messpos){

messpos++;

window.status = messages[messnum].substring(0, messpos);


if(messpos==messages[messnum].length){
messpos = 0;
delay = 2000;

<i> </i>messnum++;

<i> </i>if(messnum&gt;messages.length-1){
<i> </i> messnum = 0;
<i> </i>}

}else{
delay = 100;
}

setTimeout("scrollMessage("+messnum+", "+messpos+")", delay);

}

window.onload = function(){
scrollMessage(0, 0)
}

//--&gt;&lt;/script&gt;Now, you should know that the statusbar is quite useful for checking the location of links before you click them, if users on your site want to see where they're about to go they won't be able to because of this script. Also, browsers like Mozilla Firefox don't allow you to change the statusbar text unless the user goes into their preferences to change them. And it almost goes without saying that it won't work for users without JavaScript.

Having said all of that, there's a fully working script, do what you want with it.
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@SimonBahrMay 07.2005 — David,

Nice bit of code which I was also interested in....

Couple of questions.

1) If you already have Javascript in your site do you add additional javascript in to the same or separate <script></script> tags?

2) Where abouts does the code go...head, body??

3) I am using <marquee> for 2 scrolling texts. The one going up I want to add multiple images, texts and hyperlinks each of them spaced out. I dont suppose you know the javascript for this do you. TheBearMay pointed me in the direction of the AJScroller but it was overcomplicated with buttons etc. plus I couldnt get it to work.

view my unfinished site at www.fsinternet.co.uk

cheers si. ?
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@SanimMay 07.2005 — Wow, marquee tags are annoying.. I'd ditch them if I were you.
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@SimonBahrMay 07.2005 — No there not! ? Don't forget most people who visit websites do it because they are interested in the visual content so if that is a little bit more interesting ie movement it makes it a bit more fun.

I know marquee is not the best way to perform the activity which is why I was asking David for his assistance. :p
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@CharlesMay 07.2005 — Don't forget most people who visit websites do it because they are interested in the visual content [/QUOTE]No they don't. They visit a web site because they want some information. All that fancy visual stuff only satisfy's the web author's ego. The rest of us just find it anoying.
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@SimonBahrMay 07.2005 — Charlie,

I guess we agree to differ. I'm only a novice so have absolutely no ego as I have nothing to prove. As a user I find sites that are visually attractive more interesting. Obviously my scrollers have no content at the moment but in the future they will have something intersting to say.

Would the world be boring if we were all the same! :rolleyes:
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@HaganeNoKokoroMay 07.2005 — Since when is a marquee tag visually attractive or interesting?

If you want to see visually attractive sites, look at www.csszengarden.com

An appealing site comes from well thought out layout and design, not cheesy effects.
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@SimonBahrMay 08.2005 — Guys, ?

I give in........... ?

I'm obviously fighting a battle I will never win....

I pledge allegiance to download firefox and to worship at the page of www.csszengarden.com

The End.
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@andyshepMay 08.2005 — people certainly dont visit websites for something fancy to look at.

they go there for information.

all nice looking web sites achieve is getting people to return.

if i visit a site with blinking and / or scrolling text i wont revisit.

it IS annoying.

anyone whos been doing web design for awhile will tell you this.
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@SimonBahrMay 08.2005 — Andy,

I said I give in - movement, changing stuff that's all bad and its about the content......I agree.

By the way the site on your signature has got a flash presentation on it ............it caugth my eye!

Si. :eek:
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