Status Bar loop Options

[designergurlxx]

I'm using this code for my status bar, making the letters come out typewriter-ish...but the problem is that it doesnt seem to loop...can someone somehow edit the code or something to make it loop? or can someone find another code, similar to this one, but has a loop? thnx loadz =]

THIS IS MY XANGA<-- if u guyz want to see how the thing works...

Herez the code for the letter moving status bar msg:

<!-- begin code provided by createblog.com --><br /><script language="JavaScript"><br /><!--<br />var current = 0<br />var x = 0<br />var speed = 50<br />var speed2 = 700<br />set=setTimeout;<br /><br />function initArray(n) {<br />this.length = n;<br />for (var i =1; i <= n; i++) {<br />this[i] = ' '<br />}<br />}<br /><br />typ = new initArray(200)<br />typ[0]=" Message 1 "<br />typ[1]=" Message 2 "<br />typ[2]=" Message 3 "<br />typ[3]=" Message 4 "<br />typ[4]=" Message 5 "<br />typ[5]=" Message 6 "<br />typ[6]=" Message 7 "<br />typ[7]=" Message 8 "<br />typ[8]=" Message 9 "<br />typ[9]=" Message 10"<br /><br /><br /><br />function typewrite() {<br />var m = typ[current]<br /><br />window.status = m.substring(0, x++) + "<<--"<br /><br />if (x == m.length + 1) {<br />x = 0<br />current++<br /><br />if (current > typ.length - 1) {<br />current = 0<br />}<br /><br />set("typewrite()", speed2)<br />}<br /><br />else {<br />set("typewrite()", speed)<br />}<br />}<br /><br />typewrite()//<br />//--><br /></script><br /><!-- end code provided by createblog.com -->

please use a codebox for long scripts =]

This post has been edited by gotnoheart: Apr 19 2005, 05:31 PM

[hi-C]

This one that Doris Chu provided loops. I'd compare it with yours to see what she did that you didn't.

<!-- begin code provided by createblog.com --><br /><!-- begin code provided by createblog.com --><br /><script language=JavaScript><br />/*<br /><span class='searchlite'>Status</span> Bar // Multiple Messages Flash<br />Created & Fixed to work in XANGA <br />by xanga.com/dorischu<br />*/<br /><br /><!--<br />st=setTimeout;<br />var speed = 100 // decrease value to increase speed (must be positive)<br />var pause = 1000 // increase value to increase pause<br />var timerID = null<br />var bannerRunning = false<br />var ar = new Array()<br />ar[0] = "TEXT 1" //PUT YOUR 1ST MSG HERE<br />ar[1] = "TEXT 2" //PUT YOUR 2ND MSG HERE<br />ar[2] = "TEXT 3" //PUT YOUR 3RD MSG HERE<br />ar[3] = "TEXT 4" //PUT YOUR 4TH MSG HERE<br />ar[4] = "TEXT 5" //PUT YOUR 5TH MSG HERE<br />ar[5] = "TEXT 6" //PUT YOUR 6TH MSG HERE<br />ar[6] = "TEXT 7" //PUT YOUR 7TH MSG HERE<br />ar[7] = "TEXT 8" //PUT YOUR 8TH MSG HERE,YOU MAY CONTINUE THE NEXT BY ADDING AR[8] AND MORE<br />var currentMessage = 0<br />var offset = 0<br /><br />function stopBanner() {<br /> if (bannerRunning)<br />  clearTimeout(timerID)<br /> bannerRunning = false<br />}<br /><br />function startBanner() {<br /> stopBanner()<br /> showBanner()<br />}<br /><br />function showBanner() {<br /> var text = ar[currentMessage]<br /> if (offset < text.length) {<br />  if (text.charAt(offset) == " ")<br />   offset++                        <br />  var partialMessage = text.substring(0, offset + 1) <br />  window.status = partialMessage<br />  offset++ // IE sometimes has trouble with "++offset"<br />  timerID = st("showBanner()", speed)<br />  bannerRunning = true<br /> } <br /> else {<br />  offset = 0<br />  currentMessage++<br />  if (currentMessage == ar.length)<br />   currentMessage = 0<br />  timerID = st("showBanner()", pause)<br />  bannerRunning = true<br /> }<br />}<br /><br />startBanner();<br /><br />// --><br /><br /></SCRIPT><br /><br /><!-- end code provided by createblog.com --><br /><!-- end code provided by createblog.com -->