Yesideez Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 First here's my Javascript: var colors=array('000000','110000','220000','330000','440000','550000','660000','770000','880000','990000','aa0000','bb0000','cc0000','dd0000','ee0000','ff0000','ee0000','dd0000','cc0000','bb0000','aa0000','990000','880000','770000','660000','550000','440000','330000','220000','110000','444444','888888','bbbbbb','ffffff','bbbbbb','888888','444444','END'); var i=0; function flash() { document.getElementById('flashme').style.color='#'+colors[i]; i++; if (colors[i]=='END') {i=0;} } setInterval('flash()',40); The HTML part is here: <body onload="flash();"> Then I use it by inserting it using this: <span id="flashme">ALL TICKETS HAVE NOW SOLD OUT</span> The Javascript itself is in a small file which is included like this: <script src="includes/functions.js"></script> First let me say I hate Javascript. I didn't want to use CSS to make it blink as I understand not all browsers support it, primarily early versions of IE. How true that is I've no idea. I avoid using Javascript where possible but the flashing I wanted I could only do using Javascript. After a bit of searching all I could find was a routine to alternate flashing two colors, a script to flash random colors or a routine to flash random colors stored in an array. Here is where the code is being used: http://beardedtheory.pictureinthesky.net/php/tickets.php When I first load the page the the color looks like it starts its cycle half-way through - am I right or is this just an illusion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phpQuestioner Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 When I first load the page the the color looks like it starts its cycle half-way through - am I right or is this just an illusion? it looks like to me; that it is going through all of your colors very fastly, but test it and see - mix the colors up and use several: bright, medium, and dark colors through out the array. then set the interval to a longer amount of time and preview the script to see if it is going through each color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesideez Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Damn good idea - gave it a try and it is starting at the beginning. I have the original text being placed on the screen in white which is giving the illusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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