[Javascript] in need of pointers...

[Laurent Muchacho]

Hi

I did put up together a small examples for that ticker loading the names
from a text file. I used jQuery api.
The display work fine in IE but is a little bit buggy in firefox

http://www.be-lovely.co.uk/code_pool/api/jquery/examples/ticker/default.htm

If anyone interested you can download the a zip file with code

http://www.be-lovely.co.uk/code_pool/api/jquery/examples/ticker.zip

Laurent



On 3/28/06, jsWalter <jsWalter at torres.ws> wrote:
>
> My JS is so rusty...
>
> I have a friend who is running a cancer society function and is in need of
> a small app.
>
> I figure the fastest way is via JS in a browser.
>
> All via local access.
>
> Need to read a list of 1000+ names
>
> They want to "slide show" these names, 1 at a time on the screen. Fade in,
> fade out (black screen, white letters).
>
> Need to display a GIF/JPEG, if it exists, that goes with the names (I
> figure label each image with the persons name)
>
> And to add to the fun, if a WAV file exists (again, [persons name].wav)
> play that file a few seconds into the persons name display.
>
> Like I said at the to, my JS is so rusty I can't figure this simple issue
> out!
>
> can anyone here with more modern techniques in JS lend a hand?
>
> I can cycle the names, but only if they are in the file, I can't get JS to
> read a local file. And since I can't read a local file, I can't read a
> directory to get the list of files to see if oany GIFs are in there (or
> WAV files)
>
> I also can't get the fade to work.
>
> I'm lost on playing audio.
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> Very worthy cause. This is for a cancer fund raiser, so this is all pro
> forma.
>
> Thx
>
> Walter
>
> PS: has to be loadedable from a CD to any PC. So no PHP or Perl or
> anything like that.
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