i ticker

[IanMarlowe]

is there an easier way to make an i ticker than the script in DD? maybe an i-frame with a random page src, that rotates every 5 seconds to another random page? Have any ideas?

[simonf]

Hi Ian

What's wrong with the one on DD??

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...moryticker.htm

it would seem to do what you require!!

[IanMarlowe]

look at how much code there is:

<style type="text/css">

#memoryticker{
background-color: lightyellow;
width: 450px;
font: bold 12px Verdana;
/*Tip: add in height attribute here for multiple line scroller*/
border: 1px solid black;
padding: 3px;
/*Change 0.7 below to a different number if desired (0.7=0.7 seconds)*/
/*Remove below line to remove transitional effect in IE. Below line should always appear last within this CSS*/
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.GradientWipe(GradientSize=1.0 Duration=0.7)
}

</style>

<script type="text/javascript">

/***********************************************
* Memory Ticker script- © 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 tickercontents[] to set the messges you wish be displayed (HTML codes accepted)
//Backslash any apostrophes within your text (ie: I\'m the king of the world!)
var tickercontents=new Array()
tickercontents[0]='1) <a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com">JavaScriptKit.com</a>- JavaScript tutorials and scripts.</a>'
tickercontents[1]='2) <a href="http://www.codingforums.com">Coding Forums</a>- Web coding and development forums.</a>'
tickercontents[2]='3) <a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com">DynamicDrive.com</a>- Award winning, original DHTML scripts.</a>'
tickercontents[3]='4) <a href="http://www.freewarejava.com">FreewareJava</a>- Free Java applets, tutorials, and resources.</a>'

var persistlastviewedmsg=1 //should messages' order persist after users navigate away (1=yes, 0=no)?
var persistmsgbehavior="onload" //set to "onload" or "onclick".

//configure the below variable to determine the delay between ticking of messages (in miliseconds):
var tickdelay=3000

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

var divonclick=(persistlastviewedmsg && persistmsgbehavior=="onclick")? 'onClick="savelastmsg()" ' : ''
var currentmessage=0

function changetickercontent(){
if (crosstick.filters && crosstick.filters.length>0)
crosstick.filters[0].Apply()
crosstick.innerHTML=tickercontents[currentmessage]
if (crosstick.filters && crosstick.filters.length>0)
crosstick.filters[0].Play()
currentmessage=(currentmessage==tickercontents.length-1)? currentmessage=0 : currentmessage+1
var filterduration=(crosstick.filters&&crosstick.filters.length>0)? crosstick.filters[0].duration*1000 : 0
setTimeout("changetickercontent()",tickdelay+filterduration)
}

function beginticker(){
if (persistlastviewedmsg && get_cookie("lastmsgnum")!="")
revivelastmsg()
crosstick=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("memoryticker") : document.all.memoryticker
changetickercontent()
}

function get_cookie(Name) {
var search = Name + "="
var returnvalue = ""
if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search)
if (offset != -1) {
offset += search.length
end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset)
if (end == -1)
end = document.cookie.length;
returnvalue=unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
}
}
return returnvalue;
}

function savelastmsg(){
document.cookie="lastmsgnum="+currentmessage
}

function revivelastmsg(){
currentmessage=parseInt(get_cookie("lastmsgnum"))
currentmessage=(currentmessage==0)? tickercontents.length-1 : currentmessage-1
}

if (persistlastviewedmsg && persistmsgbehavior=="onload")
window.onunload=savelastmsg

if (document.all||document.getElementById)
document.write('<div id="memoryticker" '+divonclick+'></div>')
if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", beginticker, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", beginticker)
else if (document.all || document.getElementById)
window.onload=beginticker

</script>

that's alot, and it would make your page difficult to easily look over (the script version of course)

[simonf]

then place the code in a seperate htm page and call the text via a frame