This javascript cut & paste code snippet will allow a simple cursor trailing message effect for your page document.

Insert this code into the HEAD of HTML

<style type="text/css"> #divCursor{position:absolute; width:100; height:15;} </style> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> /******************************************************************************** Copyright (C) 1999 Thomas Brattli This script is made by and copyrighted to Thomas Brattli at www.bratta.com Visit for more great scripts. This may be used freely as long as this msg is intact! I will also appriciate any links you could give me. This Script Has Been In The http://www.DesignerWiz.com Javascript Public Archive Library ********************************************************************************/ //Default browsercheck, added to all scripts! function checkBrowser(){ this.ver=navigator.appVersion this.dom=document.getElementById?1:0 this.ie5=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 5")>-1 && this.dom)?1:0; this.ie4=(document.all && !this.dom)?1:0; this.ns5=(this.dom && parseInt(this.ver) >= 5) ?1:0; this.ns4=(document.layers && !this.dom)?1:0; this.bw=(this.ie5 || this.ie4 || this.ns4 || this.ns5) return this } bw=new checkBrowser() //Set these variables: fromLeft=10 // How much from the left of the cursor should the div be fromTop=10 // How much from the top of the cursor should the div be /******************************************************************** Initilizes the objects *********************************************************************/ function cursorInit(){ oCursor=new makeCursorObj('divCursor') scrolled=bw.ns4 || bw.ns5?"window.pageYOffset":"document.body.scrollTop" if(bw.ns4)document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE) document.onmousemove=move; } /******************************************************************** Contructs the cursorobjects *********************************************************************/ function makeCursorObj(obj,nest){ nest=(!nest) ? '':'document.'+nest+'.' this.css=bw.dom? document.getElementById(obj).style:bw.ie4?document.all[obj].style:bw.ns4?eval(nest+"document.layers." +obj):0; this.moveIt=b_moveIt; return this } function b_moveIt(x,y){this.x=x; this.y=y; this.css.left=this.x; this.css.top=this.y} /******************************************************************** Tracking the mousemove and moves the object along. *********************************************************************/ function move(e){ x=bw.ns4 || bw.ns5?e.pageX:event.x y=bw.ns4 || bw.ns5?e.pageY:event.y if(bw.ie4 || bw.ie5) y=y+eval(scrolled) oCursor.moveIt(x+fromLeft,y+fromTop) } onload=cursorInit; </script>

Insert this code into your BODY of HTML

<div id="divCursor">This will follow the mouse</div>

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Be sure to properly place script position in HEAD & BODY of html 

This script has been in the Bratta.com Public Library.