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Letter by letter scroll

Example

Located at the bottom of your screen should display "There is Hope - Computer Hope" which appears letter by letter.

Source code

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!-- Original: Pun Man Kit <mkpunnl@netvigator.com> -->

<!-- Begin
function scroll(jumpSpaces,position) {
var msg = "There is Hope - Computer Hope"
var out = ""
if (killScroll) {return false}
for (var i=0; i<position; i++){
out += msg.charAt(i)}
for (i=1;i<jumpSpaces;i++) {
out += " "}
out += msg.charAt(position)
window.status = out
if (jumpSpaces <= 1) {
position++
if (msg.charAt(position) == ' ') {
position++ }
jumpSpaces = 100-position
}
else if (jumpSpaces > 3) {
jumpSpaces *= .75}
else {
jumpSpaces--}
if (position != msg.length) {
var cmd = "scroll(" + jumpSpaces + "," + position + ")";
scrollID = window.setTimeout(cmd,5);
}
else {
scrolling = false
return false}
return true;
}
function startScroller() {
if (scrolling)
if (!confirm('Re-initialize snapIn?'))
return false
killScroll = true
scrolling = true
var killID = window.setTimeout('killScroll=false',6)
scrollID = window.setTimeout('scroll(100,0)',10)
return true
}
var scrollID = Object
var scrolling = false
var killScroll = false
// End -->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>

<!-- STEP TWO: Add the onLoad event handler to the BODY tag -->

<BODY onLoad="startScroller()">

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