Auto type textarea
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<html>
<head>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">
/*
This source code is released to the public domain with the provision that
the copyright information remains in the source code.
Copyright (c) by: Robert N Bovara All Rights Reserved.
*/
var outMsg = "";
var i = 0;
var lineNo = 1;
var timerDM=null;
var msg = " ";
function araVob() {
}
var ScreenLine = new araVob();
ScreenLine[1] = "Doesn't this look better than status bar displays?"
ScreenLine[2] = "Isn't this easier to read than "sideways" scrollers?"
ScreenLine[3] = " ";
ScreenLine[4] = "How many lines can you display on the status bar?"
ScreenLine[5] = "Here, you can not only display more than one line,f ";
ScreenLine[6] = "But, you can also display more than one "page" !"
ScreenLine[7] = " ";
ScreenLine[8] = "Aren't you glad your browser interprets JavaScript (JScript)?"
ScreenLine[9] = " ";
ScreenLine[10] = "Enjoy!....f";
ScreenLine[11] = "P.S.t'Tis better to have no moving text at all ....."
ScreenLine[12] = "t... than to have a "sideways" scroller.";
ScreenLine[13] = " f";
/*
To change or add messages, just replace values of or add to ScreenLine[n]
above. Each ScreenLine[n] is a separate line. To change the "page" before
the defined page length is reached, insert a f character at the end of the
line where you want the break. Use " for quotes and t for tabs in the
message text.
*/
var msgNum = 1; // set to first message to display
var msgCnt = 13; // set to number of last message "page" to display.
var typeSpeed = 70; // the typing rate, in milliseconds. (Higher number is slower)
var pageLen = 5; // set to page size, usually number of ROWS in TEXTAREA
var delay=typeSpeed;
var r = 0;
var cr="rn"
if ("3" <=navigator.appVersion.charAt(0)) {
var cr="n"
}
for (x = 1; x<=(msgCnt); x++) {
ScreenLine[x] = ScreenLine[x] + cr;
}
msg = ScreenLine[1];
function DisplayMsg() {
if (msg.length <= i || msg.charAt(i) == "f") {
r=i;
i=0;
ChangeMsg();
}
outMsg = outMsg + msg.charAt(i);
i++;
if (msg.charAt(i) == "f" || (lineNo == pageLen && i==msg.length)) {
delay = 4000; }
else {
if (msg.charAt(i) == cr && msg != " "+cr) {
delay = 2000; }
else {
delay = typeSpeed; }
}
self.document.forms[0].elements[0].value=outMsg;
timerDM = setTimeout("DisplayMsg()",delay);
}
function ChangeMsg() {
msgNum++;
if (msgCnt < msgNum) {
msgNum = 1;
}
lineNo++;
if (pageLen < lineNo || msg.charAt(r) == "f") {
outMsg=ScreenLine[msgNum].charAt(i);
i++;
lineNo = 1;
}
msg = ScreenLine[msgNum];
}
function quitDisplay() {
self.document.forms[0].elements[0].value = "Type yourself a Note today!";
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
</head>
<body onLoad="DisplayMsg()"; onUnload="quitDisplay()">
<FORM NAME= "msgform" ACTION=" ">
<TEXTAREA NAME="msgarea" COLS=80 ROWS=5>
JavaScript (or JScript) Power needed.
</TEXTAREA>
</FORM>
</body>
</html>
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