Moving text status using javascript
by Mohan[ Edit ] 2012-09-18 09:22:55
Moving text status using javascript
<BODY onLoad="timerONE=window.setTimeout('slide(120,0)',20);">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function slide(jumpSpaces,position) {
var msg = "This JavaScript will slide in your desired message....Cool...isn't it???.......drink more coffee"
var out = ""
if (endScroll) {return false}
for (var i=0; i<position; i++)
{out += msg.charAt(i)}
for (i=1;i<jumpSpaces;i++)
{out += " "}
out += msg.charAt(position)
window.status = out
if (jumpSpaces <= 1) {
position++
if (msg.charAt(position) == ' ')
{position++ }
jumpSpaces = 100-position
} else if (jumpSpaces > 3)
{jumpSpaces *= .75}
else
{jumpSpaces--}
if (position != msg.length) {
var cmd = "slide(" + jumpSpaces + "," + position + ")";
scrollID = window.setTimeout(cmd,5);
} else {
scrolling = false
return false
}
return true
}
function ccSetup() {
if (scrolling)
if (!confirm('Re-initialize slide?'))
return false
endScroll = true
scrolling = true
var killID = window.setTimeout('endScroll=false',6)
scrollID = window.setTimeout('slide(100,0)',10)
return true
}
var scrollID = Object
var scrolling = false
var endScroll = false
</SCRIPT>