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typewriter status bar

typewriter status bar

<html>

<head>
<title></title>
<script LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!--
var speed = 50 // speed value
var pause = 2000 // pause value
var timerID = null
var bannerRunning = false
var ar = new Array()
ar[0] = "message 2 "
ar[1] = "message 2 "
ar[2] = "message 3 "
ar[3] = "message 4 "

var currentMessage = 0
var offset = 0
function stopBanner() {
if (bannerRunning)
clearTimeout(timerID)
bannerRunning = false
}
function startBanner() {
stopBanner()
showBanner()
}
function showBanner() {
var text = ar[currentMessage]
if (offset < text.length) {
if (text.charAt(offset) == " ")
offset++
var partialMessage = text.substring(0, offset + 1)
window.status = partialMessage
offset++
timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", speed)
bannerRunning = true
} else {
offset = 0
currentMessage++
if (currentMessage == ar.length)
currentMessage = 0
timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", pause)
bannerRunning = true
}
}
// -->
</script>
</head>

<body onLoad="startBanner()">
</body>
</html>