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how to put a timer on a pice of text

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Jun 28.2005

hello reader …
how do i put a timer on a piece of text?

for example, I want the text “[B]Loading …….[/B]” to appear on the page for only 5 seconds after the surfer first connects to my page, and after 5 seconds the text dissappears ……

any ideas on how to do that?
i think its a pretty interesting topic … but i still need an answer as i plan on using it on my website

so thanx guys

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@PalrosJul 04.2005 — simple.

you have some script that adds an absolutely positioned div. I suggest that you add some style to the div. when it finishes running, a setTimeout will count 5 seconds then hide the div with display="none".

so something like this:

[CODE]
<style type="text/css">
#load {position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;}
</style>

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--

function hideload()
{document.getElementById("load").style.display='none';}

document.write('<div id="load">Loading</div>');
setTimeout(hideload,5000);

//-->
</script>
[/CODE]

the css here would put the loading in the top left corner.
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@helsleyJul 04.2005 — Rather than a timer, it would probably be better to create the div first thing in your body and then have a body onload function that hides the div.
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