News scroller wanted

fredlongworthhighschool · Wed Oct 15, 2003 2:59 pm

Hi all,

I'm looking for a news ticker script / utility that gets it's data from a text file. Does anyone know or use such a program?

Thanks

Andy.

Post by **John** » Wed Oct 15, 2003 3:09 pm

Don't use one myself, but if you hit Google with news ticker script you'll get back enough to keep you busy for a few months

fredlongworthhighschool · Fri Oct 17, 2003 8:29 am

Found loads, all of various qualities. I wondered if anyone was using one on their site that they could recommend.

Hergio · Post by **Hergio** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:39 pm

I've seen this one used and have liked it.
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicinde ... scroll.htm

tepidarium · Post by **tepidarium** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 3:20 pm

Hergio wrote:I've seen this one used and have liked it.
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicinde ... scroll.htm

This one is good except it doesn't work on netscape 4.7...

Post by **John** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 3:29 pm

My guess would be you're going to have some serious trouble filling that requirement...

Post by **Andy** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:31 pm

I'll let you into a little secret

The menu was built in such a way that it will ulimately become an API for other stuff, for example news tickers etc.

All we need is a bolt on module that will probably be about 1k in size, maybe even less. It will be quite simple and anybody with a knowledge of JavaScript could write one. It will use most of the code already written in the menu. The only reason I've not mentioned this before is because it will need lots of documentation and more testing.

Leave it with me an I'll see what I can do.

Cheers
Andy

Post by **John** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:34 pm

Andy wrote:I'll let you into a little secret

Oh, great - now he's keeping secrets

What say, Dave - a smack up 'side da head...

Post by **Andy** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:25 pm

If only I had the time to document all my ideas. They will come out eventually.

Cheers
Andy

Hergio · Post by **Hergio** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 1:15 am

My gosh, I had absolutely no idea you had so much up your sleeve. I knew you had a ton of ideas, and you're making your mark on the world (internet) but I didn't know you were already creating them. Very nice....can't wait to see more as Milonic becomes bigger and better!

tepidarium · Post by **tepidarium** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 9:44 pm

jgillett wrote:My guess would be you're going to have some serious trouble filling that requirement...

Which is why I use a flash new scroller on my page, which is why the menu drops behind it, which is why I was hoping for something like a hidediv

Oy...I wish people would erase NS 4.7!

Post by **Andy** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 9:57 pm

You got a sample of this news scroller that we can see it?

My view has always been that anything Flash can do, JavaScript can also do. Provided you have the right tool to do it and this is, hopefully, where we come in.

Cheers
Andy

tepidarium · Post by **tepidarium** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:34 am

Andy wrote:You got a sample of this news scroller that we can see it?

My view has always been that anything Flash can do, JavaScript can also do. Provided you have the right tool to do it and this is, hopefully, where we come in.

Cheers
Andy

Hi Andy,
THe scroller is on the main page of the site, and, alternatively on the milonic menu test page that I'm using at:
http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/m-menu4.html

It's under the main menu on the right hand side.

Hope you're feeling better!

fredlongworthhighschool · Fri Nov 07, 2003 12:26 am

In the end I went with this http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicinde ... roller.htm one. It's quick and does exactly what I need.