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The Title Bar Ticker script shows changing text in a multi-message ticker-type display in the browser title bar. Any number of message lines may be used, and a moving, attention-getting slide box draws the eye to the messages.

The Title Bar Ticker works in IE4-6 and NS-6 (degrades gracefully in older browsers). Look up at the title bar of the browser to see the effect in action.

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// Copyright 2001 by www.CodeBelly.com
// Do *not* remove this notice.

// INSTRUCTIONS
// Place this script in the head of your page.
// Set the variables as indicated below.

// SET THE VARIABLES BELOW

// Set your messages below -- follow the pattern. To add
// more messages, just add more elements to the array.
var message = new Array() // leave this as is

message[0] = "CodeBelly's Goats Are Pretty";
message[1] = "They All Use Burma Shave";
message[2] = "None Of Them Eat Kitties";
message[3] = "And All Of Them Behave";
message[4] = "Take One Home For Supper";
message[5] = "They're Really Good With Peppers"
message[6] = ""

// Set the number of repetitions (how many times the arrow
// cycle repeats with each message).

var reps = 2

// Set the overall speed (larger number = slower action).

var speed = 200

// DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE.
// ============================
var p=message.length;
var T="";
var C=0;
var mC=0;
var s=0;
var sT=null;
if(reps<1)reps=1;
function doTheThing(){
T=message[mC];
A();}
function A(){
s++
if(s>8){s=1}
// you can fiddle with the patterns here...
if(s==1){document.title='||||||====||| '+T+' -----'}
if(s==2){document.title='|||=|||===||| '+T+' -----'}
if(s==3){document.title='|||==|||==||| '+T+' -----'}
if(s==4){document.title='|||===|||=||| '+T+' -----'}
if(s==5){document.title='|||====|||||| '+T+' -----'}
if(s==6){document.title='|||===|||=||| '+T+' -----'}
if(s==7){document.title='|||==|||==||| '+T+' -----'}
if(s==8){document.title='|||=|||===||| '+T+' -----'}
if(C<(8*reps)){
sT=setTimeout("A()",speed);
C++
}else{
C=0;
s=0;
mC++
if(mC>p-1)mC=0;
sT=null;
doTheThing();}}
doTheThing();

</script>