ticker.js

Ticker - slowly appearing and disappearing text.

Objects

OAT.Ticker(element, text, options)

Creates Ticker. It will show text in element. Argument options is an object containing the following:

• loop - an OAT.TickerData.LOOP_ constant (default OAT.TickerData.LOOP_NONE)
• add - an OAT.TickerData.ADD_ constant (default OAT.TickerData.ADD_END)
• clear - an OAT.TickerData.CLEAR_ constant (default OAT.TickerData.CLEAR_ALL)
• timing - an OAT.TickerData.TIMING_ constant (default OAT.TickerData.TIMING_GLOBAL)
• defDelay - delay in msec (default 3000)
• pause - pause (in msec) when all text is drawn (default 1000)

Methods

.start()

Starts ticking.

.stop()

Stops ticking.

Constants

OAT.TickerData.ADD_

Where to add characters to ticker

• OAT.TickerData.ADD_START - at the beginning
• OAT.TickerData.ADD_END - at the end

OAT.TickerData.CLEAR_

How to remove characters

• OAT.TickerData.CLEAR_ALL - all at once
• OAT.TickerData.CLEAR_START - one-by-one from beginning
• OAT.TickerData.CLEAR_END - one-by-one from end

OAT.TickerData.TIMING_

How delay is specified

• OAT.TickerData.TIMING_PERCHAR - per character
• OAT.TickerData.TIMING_GLOBAL - per string

OAT.TickerData.LOOP_

What looping to use

• OAT.TickerData.LOOP_NONE - no loop
• OAT.TickerData.LOOP_BACK - draw text, hide it, and stop
• OAT.TickerData.LOOP_FULL - continuous loop

Example

var t = new OAT.Ticker(div, "Hello world!", 
                       {delay:30,timing:TickerData.TIMING_PERCHAR});
t.start();