Uncle Jim's Javascript Designs: Status Bar Message Slider

COPY - Insert Between Head Tags: <HEAD></HEAD>

function initArray(n) {
  this.length = n;
  for (var i =1; i <= n; i++) {
    this[i] = ' '
  }
}

slide = new initArray(4)
slide[0]="This is the First message from Uncle Jim"
slide[1]="This is the Second message"
slide[2]="This is the Third message"
slide[3]="This is the Last message from Uncle Jim"

var delay1 = 3
var delay2 = 3000

var text = slide[0] + " "
var str = " " 
var leftmsg = "" 
var nextmsg = 0

function setMessage() {
    
if (str.length == 1) {

while (text.substring(0, 1) == " ") {

leftmsg += str
str = text.substring(0, 1)
text = text.substring(1, text.length) 
}

leftmsg += str            
str = text.substring(0, 1)
text = text.substring(1, text.length)

for (var x = 0; x < 120; x++) {
str = " " + str
}
}

else {
str = str.substring(10, str.length)
}

window.status = leftmsg + str

if (text == "") {

str = " "
nextmsg++

if (nextmsg > slide.length) {
nextmsg = 0
}

text = slide[nextmsg] + " "
leftmsg = ""

setTimeout('setMessage()',delay2)
}

else {
setTimeout('setMessage()',delay1)
}
}

setMessage();
//--></script>