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tcrosswell

tcrosswell

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Oct 14, 2001
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does anyone know if it is possible to have text going from top-bottom? ie as if it has been turned 90 degrees, like the text you see on the side of a graph.

The usual way would be to create a gif and then rotate that but I am taking the name from a database so need to be able to do it on the fly.
Thanks, I hope someone can help me!

Tom


 
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The only way I can think of to do that is insert <br> between each letter. If you're using a cgi program to fetch the data from the database that should be pretty easy to do. Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

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For you are crunchy, and good with mustard. [dragon]
 
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Thanks I have sorted this now :) took me all night be got it working ok. cheerz anyone who looked

Top Cat
 
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Good one Wullie!
Then just stick in a marquee tag!

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Hi Cian , Hi Wullie,

Both of your ideas made me think to make a &quot;diagonal&quot; marquee, just for ... LOL

How about this:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<style>
#divid {
position: absolute;
left: 100px;
width: 200px;
top: 40px;
height: 200px;
border: 2px solid;

}
#verticaltext3 {
left: 100px;
width: 200px;
top: 40px;
height: 200px;

writing-mode: tb-rl;
filter: flipv fliph;
}
</style>

</HEAD>
<BODY>

<div id=&quot;divid&quot;><marquee><div id=&quot;verticaltext3&quot;><marquee>marqee text</marquee></div></marquee></div>
</BODY>
</HTML>

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This year I will participate at the World Championships in Germany. (!! Many Happy Returns !! -->
 
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Thanks everyone for posting, In fact I started off using a Matrix with filters but I did not realise that when you go to print it does not hold its position :( so I ended up doing it the way Wullie suggested :) thanks a lot!

anyone know how to make a button that will change the color of the background but when the page is printed the button and input box would not be visable?

Just another idea :)

Thanks everyone for your help

Tom
 
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None of the above scripts will work in Netscape or Opera. Filters as of now is IE only. But I guess its ok to mess up your pages for 27% of the users by trying unnecessary gimmicks Ranjan
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I am only using it locally anyway but then again who cares about Netscape, it is rubbish and makes web design a lot more difficult with it around. It is was not there then the web would improve a whole lot faster!

Tom
 
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Let me diagree with you tcrosswell. I'm talking about your statements about Netscape. I'm not it's fan, but you have to be honest and objective. Netscape 4.x is really not a good one, but don't forget that it appeared in 1998, and I'm not sure that it's rival - IE4 - was better.
Also, Netscape 6 (based on Mozilla) has nothing in common with it's predecessor and is one of the best browsers available now.

The web would improve a whole lot faster if we stop telling nonsence and start creating cross-browser sites and scripts.
 
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