Features

• Animated Hypertext, display Multi message & Multi URL.
• Automatic font scaling to fit into applet dimensions.
• Control over the scrolling speed.
• Customized message & background colors & ( Link color ver 1.1 only ) .
• Changing messsage color to link color when pointed by mouse. (ver 1.1 only) .
• Displaying target URL "if any" at the browser status bar.
• Unlimited number of messages can be displayed.
• Flicker free.
• Very Small Size only 6,339 byte ver1 and 6,433 byte ver 1.1 ..!!
• Low processor load.

Parameters

• count : Total number of messages N.
• msg%N : Individual messages in sequence msg0 , msg1 ,..msgN. Each contains a message URL pair delimited by \\
• txtco : Messsage color coded as RGB rrr,ggg,bbb
• bgco : Background color coded as RGB rrr,ggg,bbb
• linkco: Link (Active) color coded as RGB rrr,ggg,bbb. (ver 1.1 only) .
• speed : Defines the scrolling speed.

Awards

	January 1996   Awarded a COOL java applet by Gamelan, the premier java repository http://www.gamelan.com
	March 1996  Featured on the Black Cofee java magazine as a distinct java applet
	May 1996   Choosen among "Best of  The Year" java applet by Gamelan,  the premier java repository http://www.gamelan.com
	June 1996  Published in:  "Official Multimedia Publishing for Netscape"  By: Gary David Bouton  Published by Ventanna  Publication date: June 1, 1996  ISBN: 1566043816
	Oct 1996   Published in: " The Official Gamelan Java Directory "  By: Rebecca Tapley, Nova Spivak, Jack  D. Hidary, Murray Hidary  Published by Ziff Davis Pr  Publication date: October 1996  ISBN: 1562764497
	July 1997  Published in: "Java-Sig's 100 Best Applets "  By: Java-Sig Team  Published by John Wiley & Sons  Publication date: July 1, 1997  ISBN: 0471180017

Download

• Navigator Ticker class 1.0..
• Navigator Ticker source 1.0..
• Navigator Ticker class 1.1..

Using Navigator Ticker in Your Home Page

1. Download the class file (ofcourse 1.1 ) and place it in your htm directory. ** only the class file **
2. Copy the following script and paste it in the proper location of your htm file.

Note the optional use of <> and *** as a seperator between messages. You can use other seperator as dots ...etc.

<applet code=NavigatorTicker11.class width=300 height=28 >
 <param name=count value=4 >
 <param name=msg0 value="Welcome to Navigator Ticker .. Just Click to Connect *** \\No Link" >
 <param name=msg1 value="Welcome to Information Technology Solutions .ITS. *** \\http://163.121.10.41 " >
 <param name=msg2 value="Have You Ever Visited Egypt Before...<> \\http://163.121.10.41/tourism" >
 <param name=msg3 value=" My Always Favorite Site ....http://java.sun.com <> \\http://java.sun.com" >
 <param name=speed value=8 >
 <param name=bgco value=50,0,200 >
 <param name=txtco value=250,250,0 >
 <param name=linkco value=180,25,21 >
</applet>

3. Customize your script by determinig No of messages, speed,your favourite colors, messages and its URLs.

Save your htm file and test it from your web browser.

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