HeadLiner





HeadLiner is a free text scrolling applet that allows for dynamic modification through JavaScript.

How To Use:

  • Download HeadLiner.zip (23KB) and unzip with a compression utility.
  • This includes the original HeadLiner applet as well as the updated HeadLiner2.

    Java Source: unavailable.

    Sample HTML Source:

    <applet code="HeadLiner2.class" 
    	name="HeadLiner" height="110" width="375">
    	<param name=FGColor value="000000">
    	<param name=BGColor value="ffffff">
    	<param name=ScrollDelay value = "000110">
    	<param name=Border value = "1">
    	<param name=FileName value ="headliner2test.txt">
    	<param name=FontName value = "helvetica">
    	<param name=FontSize value = "11">
    	<param name=FontStyle value = "plain">
    	<param name=VisibleLines value = "8">
    </applet>
    
    <form>
    	<input type=button	value="Start"			
    		onClick="document.HeadLiner.start()">
    	<input type=button	value="Stop"			
    		onClick="document.HeadLiner.stop()">
    	<input type=button	value="Blue Text"		
    		onClick="document.HeadLiner.setfgColor('0000ff')">
    	<input type=button	value="Red Background"	
    		onClick="document.HeadLiner.setbgColor('ff0000')">
    	<input type=button	value="Fast Scroll"		
    		onClick="document.HeadLiner.setScrollDelay('000001')">
    	<input type=button	value="Slow Scroll"		
    		onClick="document.HeadLiner.setScrollDelay('001000')">
    	<input type=button	value="Use alt.txt"		
    		onClick="document.HeadLiner.setFileName('alt.txt')">
    	<input type=button	value="Kill Border"		
    		onClick="document.HeadLiner.setBorder('0')">
    <br>
    	<input type=text		value="ffffff" 
    		name="TextColor" defaultValue="ffffff">
    	<input type=button	value="setfgColor" 		
    		onClick="document.HeadLiner.setfgColor(TextColor.value)">
    	<input type=text		value="ffffff" 			
    		name="BackgroundColor" defaultValue="ffffff">
    	<input type=button	value="setbgColor" 		
    		onClick="document.HeadLiner.setbgColor(BackgroundColor.value)">
    	<input type=button	value="Show Border" 	
    		onClick="document.HeadLiner.setBorder('1')">
    </form>
    

    Configuration: config.html

    Status: free

    Author: Mark Ganson

    Homepage: http://www.freeyellow.com/members4/mwganson/HeadLiner2.html

    Upload Date: August 18, 1999

    Updated: December 2, 1999


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