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Flashing Text

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:24 am
by vivekjain
Hi,
I am developing an application using PHP and MySQL. In one section, I am uploading few images, and during that process, we would like to have some text flashing, saying "Uploading images". I did try using a Javascript, which uses a timer, but had some issues with that. I am wondering would it be a problem to have the uploading process happen (PHP file takes care of that), and also having the text flash, until it is uploaded.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:25 am
by Benjamin
Animated gif's will stop in IE once the submit button is pressed. You can use Javascript or possibly Flash to create flashing text.

Try Here

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:51 am
by JayBird
Moved to Client Side.

How about a Flash movie?

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:36 am
by AshrakTheWhite
just use a gif, easyest way, click button loads new page which has "waiting.gif" on it after the upload is done redirects to next page which has Done on it :)

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:07 am
by feyd
We have this in one of our word censors:

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<span style="color:red;text-decoration:blink">grilled spam</span>
:)

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:11 am
by Burrito
feyd wrote:We have this in one of our word censors:

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<span style="color:red;text-decoration:blink">grilled spam</span>
:)
although I think that only works in FF.

I think JS is going to be your best option.