javascript not displaying in firefox

hi guys,

on the homepage of my site i have a scrolling marquee type thing made with javascript. it works fine in IE but you cant see it in firefox........
the site is www.prosnooker.co.uk

does anyone know why this is/how to fix it?

thanks,

ZZ

p.s. i have javascript and java enabled in firefox..........

There's lots of little problems with firefox, well, not problems, but things that work in IE and don't in Firefox (Firefox is programmed correct, IE isn't.. it accepts false code and alsorts).

I think the problem may be this "if(navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' && navigator.appVersion.substring(0,1)>'3')", now I'm not a javascript master but it looks to me that it's saying that if it's internet explorer, work, if not, then don't. I'll have a tweak around with it, and see if I can fix it for you.

You could use Java, but it means that it would slow your site down, but it also means it will work on all browsers that work with Java.

For the other people who are reading this thread, here is the javascript;

Code:

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<script language="javascript">
                        <!--
                                  var ie4=0;
                                  if(navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' && navigator.appVersion.substring(0,1)>'3')
                                  {
                                          ie4=1;
                                  }
                                  if (ie4 == 1)
                                  {
                                          echo('<center><marquee direction=left id=mrqScroll behavior=scroll scrollamount=2 scrolldelay=1><b>');
                        echo('<a href="" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">Links You May Like > > ></a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://www.celebritysearchengine.co.uk" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">Celebrity Search Engine</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="advert.html" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">Your Link Here For 99p</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://www.simplypoolandsnooker.co.uk" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">simplypoolandsnooker</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://www.isnooker.net" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">isnooker</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://www.thepoolclub.com" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">ipool</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://www.snookergames.co.uk" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">Snookergames</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://sportsvl.com" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">sportsVL</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                                          echo('</b></marquee></center>');
                                  }
                                  else
                                  {
                                          echo('&nbsp;');
                                  }
                       
                                  function stopMe()
                                  {
                                          mrqScroll.stop();
                                  }
                       
                                  function startMe()
                                  {
                                          mrqScroll.start();
                                  }
                       
                                  function highlight(id)
                                  {
                                          id.style.color = "green";
                                  }
                       
                                  function unhighlight(id)
                                  {
                                          id.style.color = "#B22222";
                                  }
                                  function echo(t)
                                  {
                                          document.write(t);
                                  }
                        //-->
                        </script>

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Edit: I just don't think Firefox doesn't like this script, one of the main things the devlopers had in mind is security, and it means blocking dodgy scripts that could be potentially dangerous.. obviously this script isn't dangerous, but I guess it's a better safe than sorry style thing.

D00d.. indeed you just say::

Code:

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If ("browser is IE") {
    then show this jazz...
}
else
{
  echo(' ');
}

---

The marquee code works fine on firefox. Apart from a height problem. It renders the marquee about 2x higher. Probably for a GOOD and valid reason though.

paste:

Code:

---

                                       
echo('<center><marquee direction=left id=mrqScroll behavior=scroll scrollamount=2 scrolldelay=1><b>');
                        echo('<a href="" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">Links You May Like > > ></a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://www.celebritysearchengine.co.uk" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">Celebrity Search Engine</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="advert.html" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">Your Link Here For 99p</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://www.simplypoolandsnooker.co.uk" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">simplypoolandsnooker</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://www.isnooker.net" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">isnooker</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://www.thepoolclub.com" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">ipool</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://www.snookergames.co.uk" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">Snookergames</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                        echo('<a href="http://sportsvl.com" target="_blank" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; color:#B22222;" onmouseout="startMe(); unhighlight(this);" onmouseover="stopMe(); highlight(this);">sportsVL</a>');
                        echo('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                                          echo('</b></marquee></center>');

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over.. that is INSTEAD of "echo(' ');" in the else

Just going to say two things to spoil the party:

Number 1: Don't forget that there are plenty of people that don't use Javascript, so won't be able to see the marquee anyway. Also, I would avoid using Javascript for critical parts of the website e.g. displaying a page, links for this reason.

Number 2: I don't like marquees. I find them annoying, and they reduce the accessibility of your site.

Otherwise, I quite like the site!