Letter by letter Status
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- Hide from old browsers
function snapIn(jumpSpaces,position) {
var msg = "YOUR MESSAGE GOES HERE!!!"
var out = ""
if (killScroll) {return false}
for (var i=0; i<position; i++){
out += msg.charAt(i)}
for (i=1;i<jumpSpaces;i++) {
out += " "}
out += msg.charAt(position)
window.status = out
if (jumpSpaces <= 1) {
position++
if (msg.charAt(position) == ' ') {
position++ }
jumpSpaces = 100-position
}
else if (jumpSpaces > 3) {
jumpSpaces *= .75}
else {
jumpSpaces--}
if (position != msg.length) {
var cmd = "snapIn(" + jumpSpaces + "," + position + ")";
scrollID = window.setTimeout(cmd,5);
}
else {
scrolling = false
return false
}
return true
}
function snapSetup() {
if (scrolling)
if (!confirm('Re-initialize snapIn?'))
return false
killScroll = true
scrolling = true
var killID = window.setTimeout('killScroll=false',6)
scrollID = window.setTimeout('snapIn(100,0)',10)
return true
}
var scrollID = Object
var scrolling = false
var killScroll = false
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<body onLoad="snapSetup()">
