Joe Burns

Open the message window onMouseOver. Grab the Script      Please note: This script is being offered in simple text format. When you click to Grab the Script, the text should display. Internet Explorer and AOL users may get a blank page or the script may run and produce the effect. If this happens, choose SAVE AS […]

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  Pokemon Tip…      If a user has come to your page and didn’t play nice with this script and allowed it to simply read “Nobody” by hitting return, we should make a point of showing that person the error of their ways and give them a second chance. That’s what we’ll do today. Try out […]

  Greetings…      Last week we learned the layer and its properties. Now let’s get it to display. We’ll take the functions in two steps. Today we’ll do the loops and next week we’ll discuss how they work and wrap up the script. Take another look at the code and its effect and we’ll get started. […]

  Hi there…      When HTML Goodies first became a domain unto itself, I was in charge of accepting my own advertising. Everyone wanted to advertise, but nobody wanted to pay. Many smaller software companies would send me full versions of their work in trade for some banner ads. Some software was good, some stunk.      One […]

  81 Tips…      This script was sent to me to use as a tip. I really liked it the first time I saw it. Yeah, I’m 35, but bright lights and lots of color still make me happy. The script itself is a lot more interesting than the effect suggests. The coding is compact and […]

  Scripper…      Now that we understand the offset and can actually pick out time zones, it’s time to build the clock. That’s done by the checkDateTime() function. The Script’s Effect Here’s the Code Open Code in a New Window      This is a rather large function, so let’s take it in chunks. The author has been […]

  Scripper…      OK, we’ve got it set now to the point where we know if the hour is offset. It’s either zero or 60 right now depending on the day of the year.      Now we need to start building the clock using the actual time. The Script’s Effect Here’s the Code Open Code in a […]

  Teep…      Moving along with the scroll stuff. We have the text that will scroll, now let’s get it scrolling. But first, the script and its effect: Look to the status bar for the results! …and here’s the script: