Pausing up-down message scroller Show 2 Messegs!? Simple

[davidr]

Hi guys :
i really like this script and the only problem i have is that i like to change the number of messeges that shows at one , for example i like to show 3 messegs at once and not 1 by one as it in the original script .
link to the original script :
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex2/crosstick.htm
thanks for your help by adavnced .

[joshrodgers]

Just increase the height depending on the message and put <br><br> after each message. In this case it would look something like:

<script type="text/javascript">

/***********************************************
* Pausing updown message scroller- © Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
***********************************************/

//configure the below five variables to change the style of the scroller
var scrollerdelay='3000' //delay between msg scrolls. 3000=3 seconds.
var scrollerwidth='150px'
var scrollerheight='150px'
var scrollerbgcolor='lightyellow'
//set below to '' if you don't wish to use a background image
var scrollerbackground='scrollerback.gif'

//configure the below variable to change the contents of the scroller
var messages=new Array()
messages[0]="<font face='Arial'><a href='http://www.dynamicdrive.com'>Click here to go back to Dynamicdrive.com frontpage</a></font><br><br><font face='Arial'>Message 2</font><br><br><font face='Arial'>Message 3</font>"
messages[1]="<font face='Arial'><a href='http://javascriptkit.com'>Visit JavaScriptKit for award winning JavaScript tutorials</a></font>"
messages[2]="<font face='Arial'><a href='http://www.codingforums.com'>Get help on scripting and web development. Visit CodingForums.com!</a></font>"
messages[3]="<font face='Arial'><a href='http://www.freewarejava.com'>Looking for Free Java applets? Visit Freewarejava.com!</a></font>"
messages[4]="<font face='Arial'><a href='http://dynamicdrive.com/link.htm'>If you find this script useful, please click here to link back to Dynamic Drive!</a></font>"

///////Do not edit pass this line///////////////////////

var ie=document.all
var dom=document.getElementById

if (messages.length>2)
i=2
else
i=0

function move(whichdiv){
tdiv=eval(whichdiv)
if (parseInt(tdiv.style.top)>0&&parseInt(tdiv.style.top)<=5){
tdiv.style.top=0+"px"
setTimeout("move(tdiv)",scrollerdelay)
setTimeout("move2(second2_obj)",scrollerdelay)
return
}
if (parseInt(tdiv.style.top)>=tdiv.offsetHeight*-1){
tdiv.style.top=parseInt(tdiv.style.top)-5+"px"
setTimeout("move(tdiv)",50)
}
else{
tdiv.style.top=parseInt(scrollerheight)+"px"
tdiv.innerHTML=messages[i]
if (i==messages.length-1)
i=0
else
i++
}
}

function move2(whichdiv){
tdiv2=eval(whichdiv)
if (parseInt(tdiv2.style.top)>0&&parseInt(tdiv2.style.top)<=5){
tdiv2.style.top=0+"px"
setTimeout("move2(tdiv2)",scrollerdelay)
setTimeout("move(first2_obj)",scrollerdelay)
return
}
if (parseInt(tdiv2.style.top)>=tdiv2.offsetHeight*-1){
tdiv2.style.top=parseInt(tdiv2.style.top)-5+"px"
setTimeout("move2(second2_obj)",50)
}
else{
tdiv2.style.top=parseInt(scrollerheight)+"px"
tdiv2.innerHTML=messages[i]
if (i==messages.length-1)
i=0
else
i++
}
}

function startscroll(){
first2_obj=ie? first2 : document.getElementById("first2")
second2_obj=ie? second2 : document.getElementById("second2")
move(first2_obj)
second2_obj.style.top=scrollerheight
second2_obj.style.visibility='visible'
}

if (ie||dom){
document.writeln('<div id="main2" style="position:relative;width:'+scrollerwidth+';height:'+scrollerheight+';overflow:hidden;background-color:'+scrollerbgcolor+' ;background-image:url('+scrollerbackground+')">')
document.writeln('<div style="position:absolute;width:'+scrollerwidth+';height:'+scrollerheight+';clip:rect(0 '+scrollerwidth+' '+scrollerheight+' 0);left:0px;top:0px">')
document.writeln('<div id="first2" style="position:absolute;width:'+scrollerwidth+';left:0px;top:1px;">')
document.write(messages[0])
document.writeln('</div>')
document.writeln('<div id="second2" style="position:absolute;width:'+scrollerwidth+';left:0px;top:0px;visibility:hidden">')
document.write(messages[dyndetermine=(messages.length==1)? 0 : 1])
document.writeln('</div>')
document.writeln('</div>')
document.writeln('</div>')
}

if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", startscroll, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", startscroll)
else if (ie||dom)
window.onload=startscroll

</script>

Thanks,
Josh

[jscheuer1]

See also:

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/s...2163#post12163