DHTML - JavaScript Title Ticker Code: Move your mouse over any link to get more information

DHTML - JavaScript Title Ticker Code
Translate the boring title bar of your browser window into a great dynamic ticker that displays additional information about the text links. Each text link can have a message of its own. Fast. Small. True copy and paste. IE4 or higher.

Test it
move your mouse over the blue text link below to see the DHTML - JavaScript title ticker code live in action:
FREE Scripts: Download 100's of easy flash effects free!

Install it
Step 1: Open your web page. Paste the following code between the <head> and </head> tags:

<SCRIPT>
// CREDITS:
// TitleTicker
// by Urs Dudli and Peter Gehrig 
// Copyright (c) 2001 Peter Gehrig and Urs Dudli. All rights reserved.
// Permission given to use the script provided that this notice remains as is.
// Additional scripts can be found at http://www.fabulant.com & http://www.designerwiz.com
// fabulant01@hotmail.com
// 6/15/2001

// IMPORTANT: 
// If you add this script to a script-library or script-archive 
// you have to add a link to http://www.fabulant.com on the webpage 
// where this script will be running.

if (document.all) {
	var linkmessage=""
	var originaltitle=document.title
	var start=1
	var timer=true
}

function showmessage(thismessage) {
	if (document.all) {
		timer=true
		start=1
  		linkmessage=thismessage
  		scrolltitle()
  	}
}

function hidemessage() {
	if (document.all) {
		timer=false
  		document.title=originaltitle
	}
}

function scrolltitle() {
	if (timer) {
		var mes=linkmessage.substring(start, linkmessage.length-1) + linkmessage.substring(0, start)
		document.title=mes
		start++
  		if (start==linkmessage.length-1) {start=0}
  		timer=setTimeout("scrolltitle()",120)
	}
}
</script>

Step 2: Open your web page. Put the red code below into your text links and edit the message for the link (red and bold). Each text link can have a text of its own:
<a href="http://www.anyurl.com" onMouseOver="showmessage('Put the message for this link between these brackets')" onMouseOut="hidemessage()">silly link</a>

Step 3: Have fun!
Download 500 free copy-and-paste scripts

Like this code snippet? Why not share it with others by copying this page URL: