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Simple Top Border
Scrolling Script
Although we work hard at
the art of stationery creation here at
Downhome, sometimes a scrolling script can enhance the
beauty of the stationery itself or the midi attached with it.
There's two different scripts used widely here at downhome... a
simple vertical scroll and a
simple horizontal scroll.
Worth noting, however,
if you create a stationery you wish to use over and over again, you
will need to compile the stationery using OE's wizard or save your
stats as if you were snagging them from the newsgroups.
Click here to download the !00topscroll.htm file in a zipped
format. Extract directly to your C:/Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft Shared/Stationery folder. This will allow you to select New Message Using... from OE's menu options, and browse to the proper file in the above directory.
HOW TO USE THIS
SCRIPT
Okay...
if you've saved the !00topscroll.htm
file
into your
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Stationery
folder,
we're ready to move on to "how to use the script".
Once you've saved them,
launch to Outlook Express.
Using the Top
Scroll
This script is a wee bit more involved, but still an easy script to
alter and use. Supposedly, it can be used for horizontal or
vertical scrolls, but I've only used it for horizontal as I've come
to love the simplicity of the
!00simplescroll.htm. I should
experiment with this one a bit more, however.
To use the "TopScroll"
script, select
Message | New Message Using and browse
to the same folder above, then choose the
!00topscroll.htm.
There aren't any indicators where the script begins in this file for
whatever reason and it takes a bit more tweaking, so just remember
not to delete any blank lines that currently reside and make sure
you begin typing on the 'first' blank line.
For this next step, you're going to set three things. The
width of the image,
the
margin
where your text begins and a
scrolling ticker
that shows up in the status bar of OE's window.
Now, select the Source
tab. Scroll down to about one-third of the
source and you'll see <direction....>
here you can set the direction of the scroll to right or left, but
it's not necessary. Just below this statement of the script, you'll
see:
sizew=485
sizeh=850
850's pretty standard and works for
most scripts. I use 900 pixels high for top scrolls... that way it
looks good on most monitor resolutions.
The
Width designator
should match the width of your image exactly. If you forget to set
this, it will cause your scroll to "jump".
To change the ticker text: Scroll
ALMOST to the end of the script... you'll see a bunch of
"~" (without
the quotes) followed by TICKER TEXT
GOES HERE. Take out the
Ticker Text
Goes Here and
add
whatever you would like your Ticker to say.
Now, click your
Edit Tab,
select
Format | Background Picture
and/or Midi.... Preview
and you're ready to go with this one!
Credit for these scripts should go to:Edgar
V. Poirier
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/moomoo/
as I believe he is the creator of these scripts. More information
on scripting can be found at Edgar's site listed here.
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