Blinker works in Opera but not in IE

[buster]

Hi,

I have integrated the Blinker script into this website: ftp.icom-design.com/abo.html. When I open with IE6, the words "Kostensenkung" and "Kostenminimierung" don't blink, in Opera 7 they do! Can someone help? Also, what do I need to do to get the words "Kostentransparenz" and "Kostenreduzierung" to also blink?

Thanks,

Ed

[David Harrison]

I don't know how to fix yours but here's one of mine.

Just remember to put all of the id's of the span tags in the array:

var id_array=new Array();
id_array[0]="hi";
id_array[1]="there";

<span id="hi">Hi</span>
<span id="there"> there!</span>

And here's the script:

[pyro]

Why on earth would you want blinking text????

[David Harrison]

Why not, what's wrong with blinking text. I suppose it draws attention to it.

[pyro]

Ever notice how the sites that have blinking text also have bright red backgrounds, thousands of animated .gifs, and tables nested further than you would think possible?

[David Harrison]

Maybe buster is going to start a new trend of tasteful blinking text?

[pyro]

Even if you do use blink, you must provide a way for the users to stop the blinking text, according to the WIA:

From http://www.w3.org/WAI/wcag-curric/sam61-0.htm
If blinking content (e.g., a headline that appears and disappears at regular intervals) is used, provide a mechanism for stopping the blinking.

[David Harrison]

In case people are epilleptic I suppose. (Or if like you they find it very irritating).

[buster]

Pyro,

For a Super moderator you don't appear to be overly helpful, I can ***** around myself. Maybe you've heard about the concept that a customer gets what he wants. If you've constructive input, great!

Lavalamp,

I appreciate your input, I'll check the script.

Thanks,

Ed

[pyro]

I think a very large number of people that I have helped would think differently than you. Also, if you don't appreciate my pointing out that the WAI doesn't allow that kind of text, what can I say? Perhaps you personally don't have epillepsy, but whatever... :rolleyes:

[buster]

I wasn't aware that this forum is a platform for moderators to insult members that have a legitimate inquiry. What if I had epilepsy? At least, I can spell it correctly!

[pyro]

I was not insulting anyone with epilepsy. (Sorry about the misspelling, often times, I am in a hurry when replying to threads and don't have time to proofread my posts.) In fact, it was just the opposite... I was trying to say that one needs to be careful of what they do on their site, and mindful of those with disabilities.

Again, from the WIA:

If blinking content (e.g., a headline that appears and disappears at regular intervals) is used, provide a mechanism for stopping the blinking.

[buster]

Now that we have the fun part behind us, would you mind addressing my original question, i.e. if you can help?

Thanks,

Ed

[pyro]

Does lavalamps code not work?

[buster]

It doesn't seem to work in Opera.

[buster]

Here's some more info: I have integrated lavalamp's blinker into the website and I see the same effect, it blinks now in Opera but not in IE. When I turn off one of the other scripts (pulldown menu) it starts blinking in IE too. Somehow I have to get the blinker to co-exist with the pull down in IE, it works in Opera!

[pyro]

Post a link, or your source code.

[buster]

ftp://ftp.icom-design.com/abo.html

[David Harrison]

Well my script must be somehow clashing with another one. I would first recommend removing the <script></script> for each one of your scripts to find out which is causing the error.

[buster]

I can disable either one of the three other scripts and then your blinker works in IE. But it works in Opera all the time!

Ed

[David Harrison]

What about that fourth script in the body, does that have any effect? And what do all of those scripts do, I had a look at them but the're so hard to understand, they look like computer generated code rather than hand-written.

[buster]

I forgot the fourth script on the bottom, when I disable that, the blinker works. Those four scripts are part of a 3-level pull-down nav app (http://brothercake.com/dropdown/)

[David Harrison]

Well my guess would be that the id's of one or both of the span tags are the same as some of the id's in those four scripts. Try changing them to some very obscure and random names to see if that solves the problem.

[buster]

Tried that, doesn't make any difference. Remember, it works fine in Opera.

Ed

[David Harrison]

Well I'm stumped then, All I can think of is that there is an error somewhere in one or more of the other scripts, because there just nothing else to conflict with in mine.