Flashing Scrollbar Maker

Jamie Allen May 14, 2004

This script lets you create your own flashing scroll bars. Simply type in two colors to the prompt and let JavaScript do the rest!

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The JavaScript Source: Generators: Flashing Scrollbar Maker

Simply click inside the window below, use your cursor to highlight the script, and copy (type Control-c or Apple-c) the script into a new file in your text editor (such as Note Pad or Simple Text) and save (Control-s or Command-s). The script is yours!!!

<!-- TWO STEPS TO INSTALL FLASHING SCROLLBAR MAKER:

1.  Copy the coding into the HEAD of your HTML document

2.  Add the last code into the BODY of your HTML document  -->

<HEAD>

//This script may be used, UNEDITED

//www.jamie.zibykid.com

function flashingscrollbars(){

//Colour 1 for scrollbars

pr1 = prompt('Choose a first color for your scrollbars\n\(USE ONLY SMALL LETTERS! e.g. blue NOT Blue or BLUE\)', '');

hid1.value=pr1

var done=0

if (hid1.value=="null") { location.reload(self); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="crimson") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="khaki") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="red") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="blue") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="silver") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="teal") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="gray") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="gold") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="yellow") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="pink") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="purple") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="violet") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="turquoise") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="brown") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="white") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="black") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="green") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="orange") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="maroon") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="lime") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="cyan") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (hid1.value=="magenta") { gogo(); done=1; }

if (done==0) { if(confirm('There seems to have been an error on your first colour!\nPlease try again!')) { flashingscrollbars(); } else { location.reload(self); } }

}

//Second check for colours (Color 2)

function gogo(){

pr2 = prompt('Choose a second color for your scrollbars', '');

hid2.value=pr2

var done=0

if (hid2.value=="null") { location.reload(self); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="crimson") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="khaki") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="red") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="blue") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="silver") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="teal") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="gray") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="gold") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="yellow") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="pink") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="purple") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="violet") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="turquoise") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="brown") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="white") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="black") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="green") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="orange") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="maroon") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="lime") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="cyan") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (hid2.value=="magenta") { gogo2(); done=1; }

if (done==0) { if(confirm('There seems to have been an error on your second colour!\nPlease try again!')) { gogo(); } else { location.reload(self); } }

}

//If everything's OK, this script will allow you to preview it in your browser.

function gogo2(){

preview.disabled=false

cut_paste_box.value="\n<script language=\"JavaScript\">\nfunction go1\(\)\{\ndocument.body.style.scrollbarBaseColor\=\""+hid1.value+"\"\;\nsetTimeout\(\'clr2\(\)', 500\)\n\}\nfunction clr2\(\)\{\ndocument.body.style.scrollbarBaseColor\=\""+hid2.value+"\"\nsetTimeout\(\'go1\(\)\', 500\)\n\}\n\</script\>\n<script language=\"JavaScript\">\ngo1\(\)\n</script\>"

}

function prev(){

//The actual document.write (preview) script

document.write('\n<html>\n<head>\n</head\>\n<body bgcolor=\"#000000\" text=\"#FFFF00\" link=\"#00FF00\" vlink=\"#00FF00\" alink=\"#00FFFF\">\n<center>\n<p align=\"center\">You should see the scrollbar flashing \(as log as you\'ve picked 2 different colors!\)</p>\n<p>Color 1 = '+hid1.value+'</p>\n<p>Color 2 = '+hid2.value+'</p>\n'+cut_paste_box.value+'\n<p>Copy and Paste the following code, in your webpage, after the <body> tag.</p>\n<textarea rows=\"8\" cols=\"75\">'+cut_paste_box.value+'</textarea></center>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"javascript\:history.back\(-1\)\;\">Back...</a\>\n</p>\n</body\>\n</html\>')

}

</script>

</HEAD>

<BODY>

<p align="center"><font size="6" face="tahoma"><strong>Flashing Scrollbar Maker</strong></font></p>

</p>

<tr>

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<p align="center">  <font color="#00FF00" face="Tahoma">NOTE: Press

"Preview" to get the copy & paste code to put onto your

webpage </font></td>

</tr>

</table>

</center>

</div>

cut_paste_box.value=""

cut_paste_box.style.scrollbar3dLightColor="black"

cut_paste_box.style.scrollbarHighlightColor="black"

cut_paste_box.style.scrollbarFaceColor="black"

cut_paste_box.style.scrollbarArrowColor="black"

cut_paste_box.style.scrollbarShadowColor="black"

cut_paste_box.style.scrollbarDarkShadowColor="black"

</script>

<font face="arial, helvetica" size"-2">Free JavaScripts provided<br>

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</center><p>

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