Re: Scrolling text

1) I haven't tried it, but would an Iframe do the job?

2) I noticed that your text is in a jpeg image, on account of the
compression artefacts that were immediately visible when it loaded. For
non-photographic images, gif is often better - for text, very often so.

Andrew

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate Harel" <nharel(at)consultant.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 1:31 PM
Subject: Scrolling text


> 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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