Has anybody ever tried to add blinking text?

[polarisky]

A search of the entire forum for the word "blinking" finds no matches, so I can guess this is a very undesirable feature, but a client is looking for just that: the ability to highlight items in the calendar which may have changed since original posting with blinking text.

I have experimented with the following script which works quite well with all browsers:

<SCRIPT>
// Before you reuse this script you may want to have your head examined
//
// Copyright 1999 InsideDHTML.com, LLC.
function doBlink() {
// Blink, Blink, Blink...
var blink = document.all.tags("BLINK")
for (var i=0; i < blink.length; i++)
blink[i].style.visibility = blink[i].style.visibility == "" ? "hidden" : ""
}
function startBlink() {
// Make sure it is IE4
if (document.all)
setInterval("doBlink()",1000)
}
window.onload = startBlink;
</SCRIPT>

This script uses the standard "<blink></blink>" tags, and is fine for HTML and ASP pages, but I'm very green on PHP and have been unable to find the right place to insert it for function in the calendar, if it is even possible.

Any thoughts, or should I just tell the client forget it?

[Brian]

Can't you use HTML in the description and wrap the changes with the blink tags?

[polarisky]

NG, tried that first. I have "HTML in Description" enabled but still no blinking. I/E doesn't support the blink tag directly, hence the script.

[Brian]

There shouldn't be any reason why this wouldn't work. Can you post a link to your page where you're wanting to use this?

[polarisky]

My son's scout troop: www.t221.com, select "Calendar of Events". You will see an entry for July 18 which I was experimenting with.

[Brian]

The <SCRIPT> code should be in the header of your page, NOT in the description of the event.


Also, if I view that page in FireFox, it is completely broken. (Nothing to do with the calendar.)