Re: Scrolling text

Thank to all who responded.

I appreciate everyone's suggestions and will try the various options.

For now, I am focusing on yet another option - using Lois Wakeman's 
suggestions of java applets to implement this project. I hope this one 
works out.


Nate



At 8/12/2001 08:31 AM, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I have been asking for help from this group about this project and have 
>gotten some great advice. However, each suggestion has brought on other 
>problems/incompatibilities.
>
>Here is my situation.
>
>I am using a background graphic that the client wants to have with the 
>select buttons for the usual home, etc. To the right of those buttons, he 
>wants a section that will have a scrollable text area with description 
>(usually long text paragraphs) of various topics that are visible when the 
>Home/Partners/Portofolio buttons are selected. So, I have gone down 3 
>different paths, each to be blocked at certain points along he way - 
>usually because of incompatibility with netscape. (I also want to make 
>sure the text is placed correctly when the window is resized.)
>
>1)  http://www.nettech-hosting.net/staging/index1.html is built with a 
>textarea that easily scrolls. I can select the layer to display and place 
>it in a position relative to the buttons depending on the screen size. 
>Works well in IE, but as you might see, Netscape just doesn't do it.
>
>2) http://www.nettech-hosting.net/staging/index2.html I resorted to CSS. I 
>used the scrolling default of a clipped layer. Again, worked well in IE, 
>failed in Netscape.
>
>3) http://www.nettech-hosting.net/staging/index3.html, I resorted to a 
>javascript program from Peter-Paul Koch (one of the regulars here) for 
>layer scrolling program. Though it works great with one layer, I ran into 
>problems with multiple layers, placing the layer correctly for various 
>screen sizes and again with netscape compatibility. (Could be I am just 
>not savvy enough to use this program.)
>
>Anyway, I had suggestions regarding using frames, but don't know how to 
>get the background image to show up across the frames and don't want to 
>scroll the buttons out of view.
>
>I am desperate for ideas...
>
>Thanks to all who helped and can give me some more insight.
>
>Nate
>
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		 Toll Free: 1-877-567-8936
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