Cool tag: <marquee>

[adamsen]

This is a pretty cool tag. It makes the text between
the start- and stop-tags scroll from one side to another

Use:

<table border=0>
<tr>
<td width=100>
<marquee direction=left><font color="3366dd">Hi!</font color></marquee>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

[jthayne]

The problem with the <marquee> tag is that it is not supported by the W3C. It was originally put in HTML by Microsoft before there was a standard just as Netscape originally put in the <blink> tag. Fortunately for us all, neither was allowed to be included in the final standards, and they have never been included since (though they are still somewhat "supported").

It is MUCH better to find a Javascript script, and use that. This is for two reasons:

1. Support. It is most definitely NOT supported in all browsers.
2. Appearance. When I (and every other serious programmers I know) come across a site that uses the <marquee> tag, we immediately discount the content as not as important reagardless of how good the content is. The only acceptable reason for it to be used is as an example of what NOT to do.

[rangana]

jthayne had explained it right.

You might find a cross-browser (Javacript based) script for the "marquee effect" that you want here:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex2/cmarquee.htm

[raaj22]

ALTERNATE

Example code:

<FONT SIZE="4" FACE="courier" COLOR=blue><MARQUEE WIDTH=100% BEHAVIOR=ALTERNATE BGColor=yellow>This is an example of an alternating marquee...</MARQUEE></FONT>

SCROLL

Example code:

<FONT SIZE="4" FACE="courier" COLOR=blue><MARQUEE WIDTH=100% BEHAVIOR=SCROLL BGColor=yellow LOOP=3>This is an example of a scrolling marquee...</MARQUEE></FONT>

SLIDE

Example code:

<FONT SIZE="4" FACE="courier" COLOR=blue><MARQUEE WIDTH=100% BEHAVIOR=SLIDE BGColor=yellow>This is an example of a sliding marquee...</MARQUEE></FONT>

[rangana]

You should not advocate the use of marquee tag. Read jthayne's explanation.

Also, from your example, you should note that FONT is a deprecated attribute, and shouldn't be advocated too..

[adamsen]

Okay, that was perhaps not the best thing I have posted. Sorry. Thanks for the help.

[jthayne]

No problem. Forums are here for advice and instruction. If you come across something you think is good, let us know. Who knows, you may be teaching us soon!

[adamsen]

Thanks

Adamsen

[mspaintnerd]

Hello, I realize this post is quite old, but maybe some of you
will respond. I disagree that the <marquee> tag is worthless and actually find it pretty cool. For plain text, yes, it is incredibly annoying and amateurish. But you can still use it in inventive ways, especially with pictures. I run a public domain movie site and use the marquee tag to scroll through different frames of my movies. You can take a look here: mspaintnerd.com

The frames are from the movies themselves and I made the reel using MS Paint. Let me know if you like it.

Also, while <marquee> may not be an officially supported html tag, it is supported by virtually all browsers (IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari) or at least it is according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquee_tag

Another idea of mine is to make a race track in the background and then line up car images (perhaps animated gifs) in the lanes and have them scroll at varying speeds. Bye!