Status Bar Message Fly

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Submitted on: 4/3/2000 5:37:02 AM
By: SeRkaL_7
Level: Intermediate
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Compatibility:JavaScript

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This code will make letters fly from the right to the left of the status bar, slowly creating a message. You can adjust the speed of how fast they go and what the message says.

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//**************************************
//     
// Name: Status Bar Message Fly
// Description:This code will make lette
//     rs fly from the right to the left of the
//     status bar, slowly creating a message. Y
//     ou can adjust the speed of how fast they
//     go and what the message says.
// By: SeRkaL_7
//
// Side Effects:Will stop any text being
//     showed in the status bar until the user 
//     has left the page.
//
//This code is copyrighted and has// limited warranties.Please see http://
//     www.Planet-Source-Code.com/vb/scripts/Sh
//     owCode.asp?txtCodeId=1800&lngWId;=2//for details.//**************************************
//     

<BODY
onload="timeout = window.setTimeout('setMessage()',500);">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT>
<!--
//Type the message you want to appear be
//     low
var startMsg = "Type message here";
var str = "";
var msg = "";
var leftMsg = "";
function setMessage()
    {
    if (msg == "")
        {
        str = " ";
        msg = startMsg;
        leftMsg = "";
    }

    if (str.length == 1)
        {
        while (msg.substring(0, 1) == " ")
            {
            leftMsg = leftMsg + str;
            str = msg.substring(0, 1);
            msg = msg.substring(1, msg.length);
        }

        leftMsg = leftMsg + str;
        str = msg.substring(0, 1);
        msg = msg.substring(1, msg.length);
        for (var ii = 0; ii < 120; ii++)
            {
            str = " " + str;
        }

    }

    else
    str = str.substring(10, str.length);
    window.status = leftMsg + str;
    timeout = window.setTimeout('setMessage()',100);
}

// -->
</SCRIPT>

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4/4/2000 10:01:08 AM:ringle

Nice Code.

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