More Scrolling Status Bar Text Codes
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Jumbled "Scrolling" Status Bar Message
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// set speed of banner (pause in milliseconds between addition of new character)
var speed = 10 // decrease value to increase speed (must be positive)
// set pause between completion of message and beginning of following message
var pause = 1500 // increase value to increase pause
// set initial values
var timerID = null
var bannerRunning = false
// create array
var ar = new Array()
// assign the strings to the array's elements
ar[0] = "Welcome to my homepage"
ar[1] = "This is my status bar msg pg"
ar[2] = "I hope I've gotten all codes right"
ar[3] = "You'll have to keep checking back"
ar[4] = "to see what else I put here"
ar[5] = "Don't forget"
ar[6] = "Sign my guestbook before u leave!"
// assign index of current message
var message = 0
// empty string initialization
var state = ""
// no value is currently being displayed
clearState()
// stop the banner if it is currently running
function stopBanner() {
// if banner is currently running
if (bannerRunning)
// stop the banner
clearTimeout(timerID)
// banner is now stopped
bannerRunning = false
}
// start the banner
function startBanner() {
// make sure the banner is stopped
stopBanner()
// start the banner from the current position
showBanner()
}
// assign state a string of "0" characters of the length of the current message
function clearState() {
// initialize to empty string
state = ""
// create string of same length containing 0 digits
for (var i = 0; i < ar[message].length; ++i) {
state += "0"
}
}
// display the current message
function showBanner() {
// if the current message is done
if (getString()) {
// increment message
message++
// if new message is out of range wrap around to first message
if (ar.length <= message)
message = 0
// new message is first displayed as empty string
clearState()
// display next character after pause milliseconds
timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", pause)
// banner is now running
bannerRunning = true
} else {
// initialize to empty string
var str = ""
// built string to be displayed (only character selected thus far are displayed)
for (var j = 0; j < state.length; ++j) {
str += (state.charAt(j) == "1") ? ar[message].charAt(j) : " "
}
// partial string is placed in status bar
window.status = str
// add another character after speed milliseconds
timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", speed)
// banner is now running
bannerRunning = true
}
}
function getString() {
// set variable to true (it will stay true unless proven otherwise)
var full = true
// set variable to false if a free space is found in string (a not-displayed char)
for (var j = 0; j < state.length; ++j) {
// if character at index j of current message has not been placed in displayed string
if (state.charAt(j) == 0)
full = false
}
// return true immediately if no space found (avoid infinitive loop later)
if (full)
return true
// search for random until free space found (braoken up via break statement)
while (1) {
// a random number (between 0 and state.length - 1 == message.length - 1)
var num = getRandom(ar[message].length)
// if free space found break infinitive loop
if (state.charAt(num) == "0")
break
}
// replace the 0 character with 1 character at place found
state = state.substring(0, num) + "1" + state.substring(num + 1, state.length)
// return false because the string was not full (free space was found)
return false
}
function getRandom(max) {
return Math.round((max - 1) * Math.random())
}
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This is the type of status bar message like you see below. This is the code that was used to create the status bar message that you see below. Obviously, you change the page title & the content of the jumbled status bar text to your own preference. Don't forget to add the <font color="white">onLoad="startBanner()"</font> to your <body> tag.
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<font color="gold"><h2>One Letter (@ a time) Status Message</h2></font>
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<img transparency=10 src="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/images/nsnow.gif" height=23 width=50 border="0" hspace=25 align=left alt="Netscape Now gif"><i>Site Map / Navigation Menu</i><img transparency=10 src="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/images/explore.gif" height="23" width="50" border="0" hspace=25 align=right alt="Explore gif">
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<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/highlander/watcher.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='Website Homepage'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value=" 1" text="cyan" width="38%" borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
HomePg</form></td>
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<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/highlander/highlander.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='Highlander Section ~~ pics, narratives...'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value=" 2" text="cyan" width="38%"
borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
Highlander</form></td>
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<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/highlander/matthew.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='Matthew Shepard Memorial Section'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value=" 3" text="cyan" width="38%" borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
Matthew</form></td>
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<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/Tributes/aidsday-2.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='Tributes Section to other causes'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value=" 4" text="cyan" width="38%" borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
Tributes</form></td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="black" align="left" colspan="1" width="140">
<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/highlander/eric.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='My bio-Section ~~ boring stuff about me :~))'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value=" 5" text="cyan" width="38%" borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
About Me</form></td>
<td bgcolor="black" align="left" colspan="1" width="140">
<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/workingon.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='HIV/AIDS Info Section ~~ tolerance, advocacy...'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value=" 6" text="cyan" width="38%" borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
HIV/AIDS*</form>
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<td bgcolor="black" align="left" colspan="1" width="140">
<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/highlander/midis.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='My Playpen Section ~~ midis, friend*s pages...'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value=" 7" text="cyan" width="38%" borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
Playpen</form></td>
<td bgcolor="black" align="left" colspan="1" width="140">
<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/text/sighelp.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='HTML Help Section ~~ various topics'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value=" 8" text="cyan" width="38%" borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
HTML </form></td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="black" align="left" colspan="1" width="140">
<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/workingon.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='Webpage-Building Tips Section'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value=" 9" text="cyan" width="38%" borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
Web Tips*</form></td>
<td bgcolor="black" align="left" colspan="1" width="140">
<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/highlander/webrings.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='Most WebRings I belong to located here'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value="10" text="cyan" width="38%" borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
<emp><b>WebRings</b></emp></form></td>
<td bgcolor="black" align="left" colspan="1" width="140">
<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/awards/awards.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='Awards Section ~~ Apply for your own'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value="11" text="cyan" width="39%" borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
Awards</form></td>
<td bgcolor="black" align="left" colspan="1" width="140">
<form action="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/highlander/credits.html">
<input onFocus="window.status='Credits & Links Section'; return true" onBlur="window.status=''; return true" type=submit value="12" text="cyan" width="39%" borderimage="file://rom/borders/buttonborder2.bif">
Credits </form></td></tr>
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<font size=-1><a onMouseOVer="window.status='Details about my Illness ~~ PG14'; return true" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true" href=https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/restricted/details.html> 5a </a>Illness
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<a onMouseOVer="window.status='Other thoughts from my mindseye'; return true" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true" href=https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/personal/musings.html> 5b </a>Other Musings
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<p><p><hr>In case the above form doesn't work for you, to go to WebRings Page, <a href="https://members.tripod.com/~ebrian/highlander/webrings.html">Click Here</a>!! <hr><p><p>
<img transparency=10 src="https://www.angelfire.com/images/lines/bluem3d2.gif" height=75 border=0><p><p><p>
<a href=mailto:thewatcher1@webtv.net><img transparency=10 src="https://www.angelfire.com/ca2/ebrian/images/monkeyflash.gif"></a><br>E-Mail to <a href=mailto:thewatcher1@webtv.net>thewatcher1@webtv.net</a><p>
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Stay Healthy & <br>
Happy Webbing......<br>
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