On 30 Apr 2006, at 8:56 am, David Dorward wrote: > On 30/04/06, Ian Piper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It is just that I have tried a couple of the JavaScript-based >> scrollers I've found on the web and they work fine in the (quirks >> mode) demos but not in my (xhtml transitional) pages. > > Sounds like they are simply badly written (probably not specifying a > unit on their lengths when the move content). > > Showing us the code might allow us to suggest fixes.
Take a look at these: http://www.tellura.co.uk/blueboar/tickertest/ tickertest1.htm and tickertest2.htm > . The problem they > solve is to display a lot of information non-interactively to a lot of > people - on the WWW you usually have one person per browser, and that > browser can have scrollbars, so you don't need the side effects of "Oh > drat, I missed it, now I have to wait for it to come all the way > around again" and "The quick brown fox... movement, distract! Drat. > The quick brown fox ... (Argh, this is the 5th time I've started to > read this paragraph).". > > (Maybe that will give you some fuel to raise with your client) > I know. I have had discussions with them about this - they "know what they want". I don't think they will change their minds until a customer complains. Irritating, but I suppose sometimes you just have to keep quiet and let them stub their toe. Ian. -- Ian Piper [EMAIL PROTECTED] Key Minder : easy to use, inexpensive, industrial strength password protection : http://www.tellura.co.uk/keyminder/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
