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Auto Ticker
 
Description
A java applet effect that creates a ticker tape scrolling text effect.

Properties
Property Description
Width The width of the applet in pixels.
Height The height of the applet in pixels.
Font Face The name of the font that the Message will be displayed with.
Mouse Up The message that will appear in the statusbar of the user's browser when the mouse up event occurs on the applet.
Mouse Down The message that will appear in the statusbar of the user's browser when the mouse down event occurs on the applet.
Mouse Drag Left The message that will appear in the statusbar of the user's browser when the user clicks and drags their mouse to the left on the applet.
Mouse Drag Right The message that will appear in the statusbar of the user's browser when the user clicks and drags their mouse to the right on the applet.
Mouse Drag Out The message that will appear in the statusbar of the user's browser when the user clicks and drags their mouse out of the applet.
Font Size The size of the font that the applet will display the scrolling messages with.
Background Image URL The URL to the image (JPEG or GIF) that will be displayed as the background for the applet. Relative or absolute paths mays be used. This property is optional.
Border Image URL The URL to the image (JPEG or GIF) that will be displayed as the border for the applet. Relative or absolute paths mays be used. This property is optional.
Font Style The font style that the Message will be displayed with by the applet.
Speed The speed that the applet will scroll the messages at. The higher the number the faster the scroll.
Shadow Offset The distance that the applet will display the message shadow from the actual message text. The higher the number the greater the shadow offset.
Text Color The color of the Message text.
Shadow Color The color of the message text shadow of the applet.
Background Color The color of the background of the applet.
Message Setup The list of messages that will scroll across the applet separately.
Insertion Point The character position within the current document where the applet code will be inserted into and hence appear within the browser. You must enter an Insert Point before viewing the applet within the current document.

Browser Compatibility
Navigator 3 IE 3 Navigator 4++ IE 4++
compatible compatible compatible compatible

Aditional Information
When uploading a document that contains this applet be sure to include the following class file(s) in the same directory as the HTML document...

  • Ashleyticker.class

Troubleshooting

  • If the applet does not display properly or does not display at all then check to make sure that the applet code is inserted into the proper position within the document and that the tagging structure (ie broken tags) is correct
  • If the applet displayed locally but not when you upoaded it to a server then make sure that all class files were uploaded (listed above under Additional Information) and that their names were correctly maintained during the transer (class files names are case sensitive)

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