Pausing up-down scroller

**traydog761** · 03-29-2006, 10:34 PM

Script: Pausing up-down scroller
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex2/crosstick.htm

I would like to cut down on the scripts in my header tags, because I'm designing this site for my church. I want to try to reference this script in an external file so that I can still have the script working, just referenced outside of the original document. This is just a little of what I have done and what the </head> tags look like:

<style type"text/css">
@import url("body1.css");
</style>

<style type"text/css">
<--scroller CSS styles here-->
</style>

<script type"text/javascript" src="scroller.js">
--pause content definitions here--
</script>

http://www.janandmartha.com/body_test.html

Here is the page where its going to be. When I put it in the "Latest News:" area, I get nothing. There is something else that happens when I reference the script to the external file. When I do this, the whole header with the "Latest News" area disappears. This very frustrating.

Please help because i'm on a deadline-esque situation and need a possibly prompt response.

I;m on yahoo messenger now, if you would like to chat about this, you can add me to your buddy list:
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Thanks and Much Appreciated,
Travis

**Twey** · 03-29-2006, 10:39 PM

This won't necessarily work. Use two seperate tags:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="scroller.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
--pause content definitions here--
</script>

Also, @import isn't supported by some browsers (mostly older ones), and there is a more widely-supported alternative available:

Code:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="body1.css" />

**traydog761** · 03-29-2006, 11:03 PM

Where the CSS style is referenced to the pausescroller "look" could I put that in the "body1.css" file also? or would it be good where it is?

**Twey** · 03-29-2006, 11:13 PM

You could. Or you could put it in a seperate external CSS file, to keep it distinct.

**traydog761** · 03-29-2006, 11:23 PM

CRAP!!! I'm backed into a corner now. I have done everything. I have put the acutal "innards" of the scroller file into a seperate .js file, I have put the scroller style definitions into a seperate CSS file, and linked and referenced them into the document.....I get nothing...not even text...I'm pissed..

Don't know Twey, could ya help out a little bit more..

-Travis