Marquee using css

Ali Cat · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 2

I'm relatively new to css, and was wondering if there was a way to make a marquee type thing. I don't want to use javascript, or flash... .
Cheers, Ali.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:44 pm

Not with CSS. The marquee tag in HTML was actually never even a compliant HTML tag. Microsoft introduced it and the W3 never made accepted it. Most browsers still support it today.

CSS might do something at some point, but then the browsers would have to support it and even MS Internet Explorer 6.0 does not fully support the latest version of CSS.

You can find some scripts that imitate the marquee tag on the Dynamic Drive site but most use JavaScript.

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Ali Cat · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 2

Ah well, never mind. I guess it will still work for a few years, 'till css can be used.

Thanks Corey.

Rocket Boy · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 47

Yes... Can be done with CSS. One minor set back though, you have to add some JavaScript. check out this example, it's good, very very smooth.

Oh.. Nearly forgot... It's more of a news ticker than a marquee... Check it out though, it might be the closest thing to what you are looking for.

Includes instructons and the JavaScript file so you don't really need to so anything except, copy, paste and modify to your design.

http://www.militaryfairy.co.uk/Progs/scrolling_text.html

Corey Bryant · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:57 pm

Well I knew it could be done with a combination but not entirely with CSS unfortunately

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Rocket Boy · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 47

Corey Bryant · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:06 pm

No worries - I just did not know if you had seen where I did point that out as well in my post over to the DD site. Most developers don't use the marquee tag for different reasons and since MS did come up with it, I doubt that it will ever become standard anywhere

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Rocket Boy · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 47

gary.newelluk · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:53 am

Anyone know why the Marquee tag was never accepted?

Seems like a good tag to have especially as everyone tries to emulate it using javascript.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:52 am

Gary I have read on some sites that it was never accepted because it was a MS tag. I have also read that it was introduced at the wrong time and too many people were using the tag (either too many or using it incorrectly).

Of course, those are just rumors etc. Personally, I used the tag back in 1997 or so but only for a few months.

Now you can create the marquee also in flash as well and I think that since it can be re-created in other ways, it might not ever be a compliant HTML tag.

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trav · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 1

Just thought you guys would like to know that it looks like the marquee property will be in CSS3

http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-box/#marquee