What's New (page 7 of 7)

October 16th, 2001

Open links in new window Credits: spk100
Add the option of allowing links on your page to be opened in a new window with this powerful script. A simple checkbox toggles between current and new window.

Circling text trail Credits: Tim Tilton
Have a textual message circle your mouse cursor and follow it around using this DHTML script.

October 11th, 2001

pathGenerator Credits: Svetlin Staev (modified by Dynamic Drive)
pathGenerator is an online wizard that allows anyone to easily create an animating layer that follows any desired path. Just drag your mouse to map out its course, and the corresponding code is instantly generated. Note that IE5+ is needed to use this app, though the generated code works across all DHTML browsers. Very cool!

Slide-in scroller Credits: Dynamic Drive
This scroller script conjures up a lively way of bringing messages into view- by sliding them from the left edge of the window.

September 26th, 2001

Highlight form element script Credits: Dynamic Drive
Increase the "intuitiveness" of filling out forms on your site with this script. It applies coloring to the form element in focus, better indicating which one the user is currently on.

Drop-down document viewer II Credits: Dynamic Drive
Version II of the original drop down document viewer below, this script uses text links instead to allow your visitors to select/ view external documents from your site. Created upon user request.

September 24th, 2001

Drop down menu w/ description Credits: Dynamic Drive
This is your straightforward drop down menu, except in IE4+ and NS6+, a description of each selection is displayed beneath it!

Flying letters Credits: Matthias De Schagt
Animate your site's header into view, one letter at a time, with this one-of-a-kind script!

September 13th, 2001

Drop-down document viewer Credits: Dynamic Drive
Use this versatile DHTML script to allow your visitors to select/ view external documents from your site. Specify whether the selected page is loaded in an inline frame or new window.

Disable IE6 image toolbar Credits: Dynamic Drive
"Image Toolbar" is a IE6+ specific feature that allows your visitors to easily save, email, or print images off of your site. Use this script to disable this functionality, so your site's images are not so readily exposed to manipulation.

Popup information box II Credits: Updated by Dynamic Drive
Use these colorful popups to provide additional information about any link, inline and non intrusively as the mouse moves over the link. Updated to NS6 compatibility and minor bug fixes.

September 3rd, 2001

Background image slideshow Credits: Dynamic Drive
This script uses your webpage's background as canvas for sliding images into view. Use it to display images in a creative way or to simply to rotate the background's image.

August 30th, 2001

Top Navigational Menu II Credits: Mike Hall
Just one day into the release of IE6, and we've already gotten several emails regarding the spiffy browser and Top Navigational Menu II. Apparently the two don't mingle too well; moving your mouse over the sub menus causes them  to prematurely close. Well, Helge Damsholt (a DD visitor) sent us an update to correct this abnormality. Thanks Helge!

August 28th, 2001

Generic Drag script Credits: Dynamic Drive
Enable arbitrary elements to instantly be draggable in both IE4+ and NS6+ with this script. For the record, we attempted to port the code for NS4 as well, but the result was an awfully bloated script with significant compromises to its versatility. Oh well, scrap that thought! Note that this script replaces the original "draggable elements" script.

Comet Trail Credits: Kurt Grigg
We like this mouse trail script for its non intrusive- yet visually impressive- nature. Now your site's mouse is the cursor comet!

Analog clock (static) Credits: Kurt Grigg
DHTML clock scripts sure have come a long way since the straightforward numeric display. Meet this clock app, which shows  neatly in the browser's corner the time in standard format. Note that this script replaces the original "analog clock" script.

August 22nd, 2001

The just released Netscape 6.1 continues to borrow from IE to add to its own. Case in point: NS6.1 now supports the event document.oncontextmenu, which fires whenever the user right clicks the mouse. With that in mind, we've just updated the following two relevant scripts to function in NS6.1+ as well:

Context menu script Credits: Dynamic Drive
Display a custom menu in place of the default context menu when you right click the mouse, with this script.

No right click III (silent) Credits: Renigade
Disable users' ability to right click on your page. Updated to now work in NS6.1 (previous version works up until NS6.01).

August 16th, 2001

Refresh page script Credits: Brett Taylor
Certain situations call for the refreshing of the webpage every few seconds/ minutes (such as a webcam page). Use Brett's script to carry out this task in a graceful, "visual" manner.

Arrow head title Credits: Dynamic Drive
Have moving arrows point at your document's title, with this fun script! Effect works in both IE4+ and NS6+, degrading well with the rest of the bunch.

August 13th, 2001

No select text script Credits: Andy Scott
Disable viewers' ability to select text on your page, by installing this script. With it, dragging the mouse over text has no effect. This script works in both IE4+ and NS6- check out the technique used to accomplish the task in the later browser.

August 9th, 2001

In-your-face message greeting Credits: Updated by Dynamic Drive
We've just updated Steve's message script to work in NS6, plus the ability to customize color. It's a very cool effect that zooms in a piece of text until it spans the entire window before dismissing. Certainly an interesting way to greet your visitors!

August 6th, 2001

Countup script Credits: Dynamic Drive
Display how much time has passed since an expired date with this rare script. Show your visitors how long your site has been online, for example.

Microsoft OutLook bar II Credits: Michael Wallner
With an interface resembling Microsoft Outlook, this unique menu tucks away its contents until user intervention. It supports an unlimited number of categories, and furthermore, works across all DHTML browsers (IE4, NS4+. Mozilla 0.9, Opera5). Just one small catch- the menu must be embedded inside a frames page.

July 30th, 2001

Manual Scroller Credits: Dynamic Drive
This DHTML scroller puts you at the helm. Scroll up, down, or pause as you choose. Plain HTML is used to specify its contents, so embedding/updating this content becomes a snap.

Wave Text Credits: SpookDog
Some effects are just too complex to render using plain DHTML yet, so this one enlists the help of IE's proprietary multimedia feature to create that nifty watery, wavy effect on text.

Copy text to clipboard script Credits: Gennero
This "demo" script does two things: 1) identifies the selected text on the page 2) copies this text to clipboard. As part of a larger application, it is useful wherever text needs to be rapidly and instantly copied.

July 23rd, 2001

Encrypted password script Credits: Updated by Mike
The encrypted password script is now more secure than ever, thanks to a new username field. Kudos to Mike, a visitor of Dynamic Drive, for the update.

July 12th, 2001

Link Description text Credits: Dynamic Drive
Bestow meaning to your text links with this script. As the mouse hovers over a link, a corresponding text description appears beneath it.

July 9th, 2001

Pulsating Text Credits: Chris A
Chris has enhanced his well-received pulsating text script so the effect can easily be applied to multple text per page. On a side note, the Rainbow links script has just been updated to function in NS6.

Top Navigational Bar III Credits: BrotherCake
You thought you died and went to menu heaven. The original, restrictive Top Nav Bar III script has just been transformed to support an unlimited number of menu categories, and speaking of support, boy is it now supported by the major browsers!

June 27th, 2001

HV Menu Credits: Ger Versluis
We named Ger's awesome script "HV menu" for its ability to be laid out both horizontally (as a top menu) and vertically (as a side menu), but it might as well be for its highly versatile nature. With support for miltiple sublevels, vertical and horizontal layout, NS6 compatibility, and more, HV menu is one of the best scripts in its field.

Scrollable content II Credits: Dynamic Drive
We derived our idea for this script from MrShowBiz, which uses a similar setup on its front page to display news headlines. Display content in a confined area. Users can then view the entire content via the automatic scroll up/down functionality. Compatible with all DHTML browsers (IE4+, NS4, NS6), this is a great script to compact and add a touch of interactivity to portions of your page.

Preloaded slide show Credits: Jason Moon
A straightforward manual slideshow with a unique preload feature. The script "silently" caches the next image in line as you're viewing the current.

June 14th, 2001

Document title Scroller Credits: Graeme Robinson
Scroll your document's title into view with this script. Useful, for example, to display long titles.

June 11th, 2001

3-state Hightlight menu effect Credits: Dynamic Drive
This is a 3 state menu effect, applicable to any table. The table cell in question "hovers up" when the mouse moves over it, and depresses when down. Very cool effect.

Image Thumbnail viewer Credits: Dynamic Drive
By request, the image thumbnail viewer script has been updated to include the following: 1) easy closing of requested image (by clicking on the "x" above it) and 2) compatibility and functionality in NS6. FYI, the script allows your visitors to preview images inline on the page, on demand, without need to navigate to another page.

June 4th, 2001

Popup information box III Credits: Brian Gosselin
Brian's great popup info box gradually fades into view (in IE4+ and NS6). As with version 1 and 2, use it to provide textual information regarding link(s) as the mouse moves over it.

May 25th, 2001

DHTML Window Script Credits: Dynamic Drive
Use this 100% DOM (Document object model) based window script to replace the default popup window in IE5+ and NS6. Drag, maximize, and close it as your mouse desires. This script proved quite the challenge for realize, but I think you'll appreciate the results :)

Modeless Window Script Credits: Dynamic Drive
Modeless windows, a feature introduced in IE5, presents a window that stays active/visible on the user's screen until explicitly dismissed. A good way to display "announcements" or other content that demand attention.

May 21st, 2001

No Right Click script III (no alert) Credits: Renigade
A "silent" no right click script that disables right clicking on the page while NOT alerting any message.