JavaScript Tutorial/Animation/Status Bar
Windows statusbar scrolling message
<html>
<head>
<title>A Simple Page</title>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
var counter = 0
var msg = "Thanks";
function scrollMsg()
{
if (counter < 10)
{
window.status = msg;
msg = msg.substring(1,msg.length) + msg.substring(0,1);
setTimeout("scrollMsg()",150);
counter += 1
} else {
window.status = "";
}
}
// -->
</script>
</head>
<body onload="scrollMsg()">
</body>
</html>
Window status bar animation (IE)
<html>
<head>
<title>A Simple Page</title>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
var msg = "Thanks for visiting our Web site! ... ";
function scrollMsg()
{
window.status = msg;
msg = msg.substring(1,msg.length) + msg.substring(0,1);
setTimeout("scrollMsg()",150);
}
// -->
</script>
</head>
<body onload="scrollMsg()">
</body>
</html>