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#202542 - 12/04/07 04:18 AM Ticker Tape style news?
JEFFD Offline
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Registered: 07/09/04
Posts: 88
Last question today ;-)

Is it possible to add some java script so _ can customise some scrolling messages on the board?


script below:
 Code:
<script language="JavaScript1.2">
<!--

/*
Typing Scroller
Submitted by bengaliboy00@hotmail.com (hp: http://www.angelfire.com/nt/bengaliboy/)
With modifications by Dynamicdrive.com
For full source code, usage terms, and 100s more scripts, visit http://dynamicdrive.com
*/

//Secify scroller contents
var line=new Array()
line[1]="This is an awsome script"
line[2]="It brings up the text you want..."
line[3]="One letter at a time"
line[4]="You can add and subtract lines as you like."
line[5]="It\'s very cool and easy to use"

//Specify font size for scoller
var ts_fontsize="16px"

//--Don't edit below this line

var longestmessage=1
for (i=2;i<line.length;i++){
if (line[i].length>line[longestmessage].length)
longestmessage=i
}

//Auto set scroller width
var tscroller_width=line[longestmessage].length

lines=line.length-1 //--Number of lines

//if IE 4+ or NS6
if (document.all||document.getElementById){
document.write('<form name="bannerform">')
document.write('<input type="text" name="banner" size="'+tscroller_width+'"')
document.write('  style="background-color: '+document.bgColor+'; color: '+document.body.text+'; font-family: verdana; font-size: '+ts_fontsize+'; font-weight:bold; border: medium none" onfocus="blur()">')
document.write('</form>')
}

temp=""
nextchar=-1;
nextline=1;
cursor="\\"
function animate(){
if (temp==line[nextline] & temp.length==line[nextline].length & nextline!=lines){
nextline++;
nextchar=-1;
document.bannerform.banner.value=temp;
temp="";
setTimeout("nextstep()",1000)}
else if (nextline==lines & temp==line[nextline] & temp.length==line[nextline].length){
nextline=1;
nextchar=-1;
document.bannerform.banner.value=temp;
temp="";
setTimeout("nextstep()",1000)}
else{
nextstep()}}

function nextstep(){

if (cursor=="\\"){
cursor="|"}
else if (cursor=="|"){
cursor="/"}
else if (cursor=="/"){
cursor="-"}
else if (cursor=="-"){
cursor="\\"}


nextchar++;
temp+=line[nextline].charAt(nextchar);
document.bannerform.banner.value=temp+cursor
setTimeout("animate()",25)}

//if IE 4+ or NS6
if (document.all||document.getElementById)
window.onload=animate
// -->
</script>


Edited by Gizmo (12/04/07 04:07 PM)
Edit Reason: Added [code] tags.
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#202543 - 12/04/07 04:20 AM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: JEFFD]
Yarp™ Offline
Registered: 08/30/06
Posts: 1513
Loc: Breda, NL
Yes \:\)

Combine it with something that retrieves the news items somewhere frmo the forum, and you got a cool thing \:\)
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#202545 - 12/04/07 04:36 AM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: Yarp™]
JEFFD Offline
journeyman
Registered: 07/09/04
Posts: 88
So I could just cut and paste the java above into the footer for example - won't make the board explode!?? <smile>
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#202547 - 12/04/07 04:43 AM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: JEFFD]
Ian Offline
Registered: 06/05/06
Posts: 4337
Loc: Essex, UK
Yes - you can run scripts on any part of your forum - this is after all what many adverts such as Google Adsense is.
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#202548 - 12/04/07 04:44 AM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: Ian]
JEFFD Offline
journeyman
Registered: 07/09/04
Posts: 88
thanks Ian/blaaskaak ;-)
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#202549 - 12/04/07 04:47 AM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: JEFFD]
JEFFD Offline
journeyman
Registered: 07/09/04
Posts: 88
oh - last q?

Can I have image AND scroller as part of header?
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#202553 - 12/04/07 04:55 AM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: JEFFD]
Ian Offline
Registered: 06/05/06
Posts: 4337
Loc: Essex, UK
You can have whatever you like in the header.

I have images, java and a ticker in some forums.

You should have no issues \:\)
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#202556 - 12/04/07 05:05 AM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: Ian]
JEFFD Offline
journeyman
Registered: 07/09/04
Posts: 88
again thanks!
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#202580 - 12/04/07 11:38 AM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: JEFFD]
ScriptKeeper Offline

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Registered: 12/09/06
Posts: 1420
Loc: UK
Even easier, use <marquee> tags.

 Code:
<marquee>
Type whatever you want here and it will scroll.
</marquee>
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#202581 - 12/04/07 11:50 AM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: ScriptKeeper]
Ian Offline
Registered: 06/05/06
Posts: 4337
Loc: Essex, UK
I thought marquee only worked in IE?
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#202585 - 12/04/07 11:56 AM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: Ian]
ScriptKeeper Offline

veteran
Registered: 12/09/06
Posts: 1420
Loc: UK
Same here but I thought I'd try it with Firefox before I posted and it worked.

Don't know about other browsers though but unless you're running an Apple forum, 98% of your visitors will be able to see it. If it works with Opera then it's visibility should shoot up to about 98.1% :lol:
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#202587 - 12/04/07 11:59 AM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: ScriptKeeper]
Ian Offline
Registered: 06/05/06
Posts: 4337
Loc: Essex, UK
I guess more browsers recognise it these days.
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#202594 - 12/04/07 01:02 PM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: Ian]
ntdoc Offline
Registered: 11/09/06
Posts: 3384
Marquee tag {wikipedia}
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquee_tag


Compliance
 Quote:
The marquee element type was first invented for Microsoft's Internet Explorer and is still supported. The Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Safari web browsers support it for legacy page compatibility, although many other browsers do not. The tag is considered unofficial in proper XHTML or HTML. An equivalent for the tag is however being designed for the future releases of Cascading Style Sheets. [1] Similar effects can also be achieved through the use of JavaScript on a webpage.
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#202607 - 12/04/07 04:08 PM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: Ian]
Gizmo Offline

Registered: 06/05/06
Posts: 14995
Loc: Portland, OR; USA
Marquee tags are not xhtml compliant.
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#202608 - 12/04/07 04:08 PM Re: Ticker Tape style news? [Re: Gizmo]
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I really need to read page 2 before posting ;)...
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