Marquee help please

[baldrn]

1) Script Title: FF1+ IE5+ Opr7+ Cross Browser marquee

2) Script URL (on DD): http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex2/cmarquee.htm

3) Describe problem:
When the words scroll to the left side, it doesn't roll off of the marquee, it just sort of stops.
Here is the code that I am using, altered to the use, of course.
Thanks! I new to DD and love it...thanks folks.

<p align="center"><script language="JavaScript1.2">

/*
Cross browser Marquee script- © Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com)
For full source code, 100's more DHTML scripts, and Terms Of Use, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
Credit MUST stay intact
*/

//Specify the marquee's width (in pixels)
var marqueewidth="500px"
//Specify the marquee's height
var marqueeheight="50px"
//Specify the marquee's marquee speed (larger is faster 1-10)
var marqueespeed=2
//configure background color:
var marqueebgcolor=""
//Pause marquee onMousever (0=no. 1=yes)?
var pauseit=1

//Specify the marquee's content (don't delete <nobr> tag)
//Keep all content on ONE line, and backslash any single quotations (ie: that\'s great):

var marqueecontent='<nobr><font face="Arial"><b>Shading the homes of West Tennessee since 1999</b></font></nobr>'


////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////
marqueespeed=(document.all)? marqueespeed : Math.max(1, marqueespeed-1) //slow speed down by 1 for NS
var copyspeed=marqueespeed
var pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0
var iedom=document.all||document.getElementById
if (iedom)
document.write('<span id="temp" style="visibility:hidden;position:absolute;top:-100px;left:-9000px">'+marqueecontent+'</span>')
var actualwidth=''
var cross_marquee, ns_marquee

function populate(){
if (iedom){
cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarquee
cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"
cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontent
actualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth
}
else if (document.layers){
ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2
ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8
ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)
ns_marquee.document.close()
actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width
}
lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)
}
window.onload=populate

function scrollmarquee(){
if (iedom){
if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))
cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"
else
cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"

}
else if (document.layers){
if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))
ns_marquee.left-=copyspeed
else
ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8
}
}

if (iedom||document.layers){
with (document){
document.write('<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><td>')
if (iedom){
write('<div style="position:relative;width:'+marqueewidth+';height:'+marqueeheight+';overflow:hidden">')
write('<div style="position:absolute;width:'+marqueewidth+';height:'+marqueeheight+';background-color:'+marqueebgcolor+'" onMouseover="copyspeed=pausespeed" onMouseout="copyspeed=marqueespeed">')
write('<div id="iemarquee" style="position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px"></div>')
write('</div></div>')
}
else if (document.layers){
write('<ilayer width='+marqueewidth+' height='+marqueeheight+' name="ns_marquee" bgColor='+marqueebgcolor+'>')
write('<layer name="ns_marquee2" left=0 top=0 onMouseover="copyspeed=pausespeed" onMouseout="copyspeed=marqueespeed"></layer>')
write('</ilayer>')
}
document.write('</td></table>')
}
}
</script>

[thetestingsite]

It seems to work fine for me with the code you posted above (tested in IE6, IE7, and FF 2.0.0.3). To see what I mean, go to http://phphost.smackum.com/dd/marquee.html.

A link to your problem page would help us out in determining whether or not it is something else on your page that is conflicting with the script.

Anyways, hope this helps.

[baldrn]

If you promise not to laugh at me, I'll show you:
http://jacksoncustomblinds.com/

I'm new at this, so....just look the other way and don't laugh in my face. I'm learning.

Your link it worked perfect like I want it to.
hmmm, I dunno.
HELP!
hahah,
Ty,
Mark

[baldrn]

anybody have any suggestions??? about the marquee stopping before it finishes the page??
Thanks!

[jscheuer1]

Get rid of the red part:

<p align="center"><script language="JavaScript1.2">

But, this will make the marquee off center. So, in the script add this (green):

if (iedom||document.layers){
with (document){
document.write('<table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><td>')
if (iedom){
write('<div style="posit . . .

[baldrn]

THANKS! I will try that tonite AND tone down the redness to a more burgundy..
I'm learning, I know it is a simple page but I'd rather do simple pages right and clean..thank you very much for helping me.
Enjoying the learning,
Mark

[jscheuer1]

I didn't mean that the red color on your page was bad. I meant the red highlighted part in the code segment that I was showing you. But, now that you mention it, a gray colored border might look better.

[baldrn]

Yea, I agree. The owner wanted a lot of red in it since he his log has red. But, actually the logo is more of a burgundy. So that'll help.

[baldrn]

Ok, that fixed it perfectly. THANK YOU. HE didn't care, but I did.
What I'd like to do is save that exact script as a source file, like I would a jpeg, then insert it as needed. Also, if I wanted to change the marquee text, it would change ALL of the pages that used it..right?? If I changed the source jscript file?
Can anyone tell me how to save that script and use it like that? also, how do I script where its referenced to? I know where the file is, but what script do I write to reference to the source?
Thanks for helping me,
Mark

[jscheuer1]

You can do that. Put the code without the tags (get rid of these):

<script language="JavaScript1.2">

and:

</script>

in a text file, save it as - say, marquee.js

Then use this in its place on the page and wherever else you want it to appear:

<script src="marquee.js" type="text/javascript">
/*
Cross browser Marquee script- © Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com)
For full source code, 100's more DHTML scripts, and Terms Of Use, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
Credit MUST stay intact
*/
</script>

Note: Just like a jpeg, if it isn't in the same directory as the page that is using it, you need to provide the path as well as the filename in the src attribute.