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How can I move text in the status bar?
Aug 23rd, 2000 08:27
Martin Honnen,
Using string methods you add to or substract characters to
window.status;
Here is a simple example which moves in text from the left to the
right, it should work with at least NN3+ and IE4+:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT>
var msg, spd, c;
var size = 140;
function animateStatusLine (message, speed) {
msg = message;
spd = speed ? speed : 20;
c = 0;
moveText();
}
function moveText () {
if (c <= msg.length)
window.status = msg.substring(msg.length - c)
else if (c < size + msg.length)
window.status = ' ' + window.status;
else
c = 0;
c++;
setTimeout('moveText()', spd);
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY ONLOAD="animateStatusLine('Kibology for all.');">
</BODY>
</HTML>
