Scrolling HTML Basics, Part III: Final Thoughts - www.docjavascript.com

A Final Word

In this column we have introduced the cross-browser version of the scroller box. We have shown you several methods to deal with inconsistencies between the browsers. We have explained how to feed in an external HTML file, how to create the pages involved, and how to make the proper relations between the pages and the viewing area's canvas. We have discussed how to build the HTML feed and presented you with our example feed of DOC JavaScript columns.

In this column you have learned:

• How to devise a consistent scrolling algorithm.
• How to load an external HTML file into the scroller.
• How to set up the scrolling area.
• How to position the pages within the viewing area.
• How to scroll the box.
• How to stop the box and release it with the mouse.
• How to prepare the input file (feed).
• How to position the scroll box.
• How to modify the scroller's parameters.

We have shown you the code for the Scroll Box and its control parameters, and provided you with the zipped version to download.