Documentation - Parameters

The properties of the Advanced Fading Text software can be adjusted by the following parameters (the PARAM tags in the html code).

Please Note: Parameter names are case sensitive ie. "BGcolor" is not the same as "bgcolor".

Background Color
For the full range of values see Color Definitions (click here)

Example
<param name="BGcolor" value="255,255,255">

Border Width
This is the width in pixels of the border. This must a positive integer value. If you do not require a border then set this value to 0.

Example
<param name="BorderWidth" value="1">

Border Color
The color of the border.
For the full range of values see Color Definitions (click here)

Example
<param name="BorderColor" value="0,0,255">

Default Text Color
Although in the data file you can specify a different color of each message, this default color will apply to any message where a color is not specified.
For the full range of values see Color Definitions (click here)

Example
<param name="TextColor" value="0,0,255">

Default Font
Again in the data file you can specify a different font for each message, this default font will apply to any message where a font is not specified.
For the full range of values see Font Definitions (click here)

Example
<param name="Font" value="Arial,N,12">

Default Alignment
Each message can be set to align to the Left, Center or Right. A different value may be specified for each message in the datafile, however this defualt alignment will apply apply to any message where an alignment is not specified.
Valif values are, Left, Center or Right.

Example
<param name="align" value="Center">

Speed
This specifies the speed of the fading effect.
Range of values are 1 (slow) to 100 (fast).

Example
<param name="Speed" value="80">

Default Pause Time
With this parameter you can set the applet to pause the fading effect when the text has reached it's full color value. The value is a positive integer and represents the number seconds to pause before continuing with the fade effect.
If you do not require a pause then set this value to 0.

Example
<param name="Pause" value="5">

The Location and Name of the Data file.
This specifies the location and name of the file which contains messages to be displayed. The value should be a valid URL or if the file is in the same directory as your web page then simply the filename.
For more on the Data File - click here.

Example
<param name="dataURL" value="data.txt">

In addition you can specify what your visitor will see whilst the applet is loading your data and image files,

Multi-Language Support
If you wish to use character sets other than Latin Alphabet No.1 (usually the default on most browsers) then you can do so with the parameter "charset". For example to use the Japanese character set "SHIFT-JIS" you would enter,

<param name="charset" value="SJIS">

For full information on this please click here.

Start Up Message
The text to be displayed whilst the applet is loading your data

Example
<param name="startupmessage" value="Loading - Please Wait.">

Initial Background Color

Example
<param name="startBGcolor" value="255,255,255">

Initial Text Color

Example
<param name="startTXTcolor" value="0,0,0">

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Note: If you are using the evaluation version then a pop-up window will appear upon the startup of the applet. This feature has been removed in the licensed version. Licensing information can be found at
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