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[_] Lurker with a question

Wills Fidell wills at endeavourcode.co.uk
Tue Apr 1 11:22:52 BST 2008

Matt Kane wrote:
> On 1 Apr 2008, at 11:05, Joel Hughes wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> been lurking on the list for a little while, but have a question now.
>>
>> I'm building a site - table based naturally (none of that CSS  
>> malarky!) -
>> what's the preferred way to achieve a scrolling text marquee where  
>> the text
>> goes backwards?
>>
>>
> 
> Probably best to use a Java applet like the BBC News site used to.  
> Flash is another option, but I hear that not many browsers have it  
> installed yet. You could also create an animated gif with the text.
> 
> --
> Matt Kane, Lead Developer, Clementine
> http://www.clevr.com/
> 
> Clementine is a trading name of Sphex LLP
> 
> 

Or simply print a request that the users moves their head from left to 
right in a type writer style motion.

I have tested this with Netscape 4.1 and it works like a charm.

W