Opinion on Text Scrollers

[knuckle05]

Hi Guys and gals,

I have a client who wants me to implement a text scroller on their website.

I know I could use DHTML scripts, Java applets, and possibly ActiveX?

I'm thinking of creating a sort of tool that will let the Admin change the look, feel, and content of the Scroller.

What do you think the best technology is to use in the long run? Keeping in mind that I may want to implement this on other pages or sites in the future. Thanks in advance for your opinions.

 

[xutopia]

What kind of a scroller? Something like a news ticker? Gary

http://www.xutopia.com

Haran

 

[GUJUm0deL]

knuckle05, I would go with an DHTML scroller...
They are verry compatible with IE, NS, Opera, etc...and they don't take too long too load like some Java scrollers might...and you also don't have to worry about making sure the users has the latest Java installed or worry about activeX controlls...
For some really cool DHTML scrollers visit:

http://www.dynamicdhtml.com

I have not failed; I have merely found 100,000 different ways of not succeding...

 

[knuckle05]

thanks guys. I'm actually just interested in making a message scroller that could be placed anywhere on the screen. It may or may not use images.

Is it possible to build something that scrolls using JavaScript in such a way that I do not need to use frames. What about iFrames? I've never actually used this and obviously am not even really sure what they are.

 

[RISTMO]

What about a plain and simple <marquee>?

Attributes you can set:

align=&quot;top | bottom&quot; -- how the surrounding text aligns up
behavior=&quot;scroll | slide | alternate&quot;
bgcolor=&quot;anycolor&quot;
direction=&quot;up | down | left | right&quot;
loop=&quot;any number&quot; -- &quot;-1&quot; means infinite looping
scrolldelay=&quot;anytime&quot; --in miliseconds
scrollamount=&quot;anynumber&quot; --in pixels
height=&quot;anyheight&quot;
width=&quot;anywidth&quot;

Rick

 

[GUJUm0deL]

knuckle05, like I mentioned

http://www.dynamichtml.com

is the way to go...verry easy
BTW, if you use iFrames then your scroller will not work in NS4 and below browsers, only NS6+ and IE5+ support iFrames... I have not failed; I have merely found 100,000 different ways of not succeding...

 

[GUJUm0deL]

oops, my mistake...the URL is

http://www.dynamicdhtml.com

I have not failed; I have merely found 100,000 different ways of not succeding...

 

[GUJUm0deL]

Man, I did it again!! [angry]
Ok, this is the REAL url:

http://www.dynamicdrive.com

I have not failed; I have merely found 100,000 different ways of not succeding...