Is this possible?

[henryjl]

Hi,

I was just wondering if there is a javascript for status bar scrolling text?


Thanks,

Henry

[jscheuer1]

Yes, there is (actually are several) but many browsers can be set to not allow it as it interferes with the normal user interface. Also, it is obnoxious in my, and I would venture, most folk's opinions.

[mwinter]

Also, it [scrolling status bar text] is obnoxious in my, and I would venture, most folk's opinions.

I'd certainly agree with you. Scrolling text, in any form, is a bad idea on the Web. The developer is afforded an almost limitless amount of vertical space. This isn't Times Square. I shouldn't need to wait for some text to cycle around in order to read it.

As John also mentioned, the status bar is a user interface feature - it's not a toy. Leave it alone.

Mike

[Papoloko]

Hi everybody,

My first post at this forum!

Can the status bar be make to show the normal text plus your own added, no-blinking, message?

Thanks.

[Twey]

No, it can't, as you can't intercept the text the browser would normally send to it.

[jscheuer1]

No, it can't, as you can't intercept the text the browser would normally send to it.

True, but you can guess what might be the normal status bar message, co-opt it in some fashion and add to it, ex:

<a href="../index.html" onmouseover="status=this.href+' - Return to Home';return true;" onmouseout="status=' ';">Home</a>

[Twey]

Which code demonstrates its own failings; my status bar, for a start, says "Done" when it doesn't have anything more purposeful to do.

[jscheuer1]

Which code demonstrates its own failings; my status bar, for a start, says "Done" when it doesn't have anything more purposeful to do.

Well, without a 'return true;' on the mouseout event, it probably still will. Even if it doesn't, being blank isn't such a bad thing, it will show the next thing when the time comes anyway. Mine is not a 'solution' exactly though. Status bar and/or status bar manipulation may be turned off. But, if so, the user knows it and will still see the default for his/her browser/browser settings.