// Alt-O-Matic (c) Christian Heilmann
// Version 1.0
// finished on 19.08.1999
// requires 4.x browser, older browsers will not execute the code
//
// For contact refer to: http://www.onlinetools.org and email me at info@onlinetools.org
// Free of charge with this copyright notice
// Gives you the opportunity to create Alt Message for Textlinks. This may sound bogus in the first place,but
// can save you a lot of space on your page.
//
// USAGE:
// Insert the code as src-link or direct in the html head,
// Call the init-routine with
// Call the alt-routine via mouseover
// Link
// You can use any html you want as your message, so this could also be used for some
// Menus...
//
function initalt() {
// Variables
altback="#E5E8E5"; // Alt-Message background color
altborder="#FFFFFF"; // Alt-Message border color
altfont="arial"; // Alt-Message Font
altfontcolor="black"; // Alt-Message Font color
altfontsize="1"; // Alt-Message Font Size
altoffx=5; // Alt-Message horizontal offset from mouse-position
altoffy=15; // Alt-Message vertical offset from mouse-position
altwidth=225; // Alt-Message width, will be expanded by your message
altheight=100; // Alt-Message height, will be expanded by your message
// end of Variables
document.onmousedown = sniff;
document.onmousemove = sniff;
document.onmouseup = sniff;
if (document.layers) { //NS
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN | Event.MOUSEMOVE | Event.MOUSEUP)
document.layers['altmessage'] = new Layer(altwidth)
document.layers['altmessage'].left = 0
document.layers['altmessage'].top = 0
document.layers['altmessage'].height = altheight
document.layers['altmessage'].bgColor = altback
document.layers['altmessage'].visibility = "hidden"
document.layers['altmessage'].borderStyle = "solid"
document.layers['altmessage'].borderColor = altborder
document.layers['altmessage'].borderWidth = 1
} else if (document.all) { //IE
document.body.insertAdjacentHTML("BeforeEnd",'')
}
}
function sniff(e) {
// GETS Mouseposition
if (document.layers) {
var mousex=e.pageX;
var mousey=e.pageY;
document.layers['altmessage'].left = mousex+altoffx;
document.layers['altmessage'].top = mousey+altoffy;
} else if (document.all) {
var mousex=event.x;
var maxY = document.body.clientHeight;
var mousey=event.y+document.body.scrollTop;
var screenTest = mousey+altheight+altoffy;
if(screenTest > maxY) {
altmessage.style.top=300-altheight-altoffy;
altmessage.style.left=100;
} else {
altmessage.style.top=315+altoffy;
altmessage.style.left=340;
}
}
}
function doalt(message) {
//The main routine
content='';
if (document.layers) {
with (document.layers['altmessage'].document) {
open();
write(content);
close();
}
document.layers['altmessage'].visibility = "show";
} else if (document.all) {
document.all['altmessage'].innerHTML = content;
document.all['altmessage'].style.visibility = "visible";
}
}
function realt(){
if (document.layers){
document.layers['altmessage'].visibility = "hidden";
} else if (document.all) {
document.all['altmessage'].style.visibility = "hidden";
}
}
function NewWindow(URL,name,width,height) {
HorizPos = 0;
VertPos = 0;
if(screen){
HorizPos = (screen.width-width) / 2;
VertPos = (screen.height-height) / 2;
}
varPopupWin=window.open(URL, name,'width='+width+',height='+height+',left='+HorizPos+',top='+VertPos+',scrollbars=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,resizeable=no');
varPopupWin.focus();
}
var currentpic = 0; // counter for the current pic
var wait = 5000; // time between fades, in milliseconds
function swapFade(){
if(document.getElementById("rotated")) {
pics = document.getElementById("rotated").getElementsByTagName("img");
Effect.Fade(pics[currentpic].id, { duration:1, from:1.0, to:0.0 });
currentpic++; // advance to the next pic
if (currentpic == pics.length) { // are we at the end? then reset the counter
currentpic = 0;
}
Effect.Appear(pics[currentpic].id, { duration:2, from:0.0, to:1.0 });
} else {
return true;
}
}
function startpage(){
setInterval('swapFade()',wait); // will call swapFade every 'wait' milliseconds
}