This variation on the status bar message theme enables you to define multiple messages, which are then scrolled in order. Here are the instructions:

• Copy everything between the <SCRIPT> and </SCRIPT> tags and insert it somewhere inside your Web page.
• You have to define the number of messages you want to display by altering the value in the following line:

      var NumberOfMessages = 4
  

• You define your messages by editing the following lines:

      messages[1] = "Message A"
      messages[2] = "Message B"
      messages[3] = "Message C"
      messages[4] = "Message D"
  

• To adjust the speed of the message, edit the following line (a smaller value gives you a faster scroll):

     var delay = 50
  

• To adjust the starting position of the message, edit the following line (a smaller value starts the message closer to the left side of the window):

     var startPos = 100
  

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
// Use the following variable to specify 
// the number of messages
var NumberOfMessages = 4

var messages = new BuildArray(NumberOfMessages)

// Use the following variables to 
// define your messages:
messages[1] = "Message A"
messages[2] = "Message B"
messages[3] = "Message C"
messages[4] = "Message D"
var delay = 50
var startPos = 100

// Don't touch these variables:
var timerID = null
var timerRunning = false
var pos = 0
var msgNumber = 0

// Crank it up!
StartScrolling()

function StartScrolling(){
    // Make sure the clock is stopped
    StopTheClock()

    // Pick the first message
    PickNextMessage()

    // Off we go...
    DoTheScroll()
}

function StopTheClock(){
    if(timerRunning)
        clearTimeout(timerID)
    timerRunning = false
}

function DoTheScroll(){
    if (pos <= msg.length)
        self.status = msg.substring(pos, msg.length);
    else{
        PickNextMessage()
        pos=-1
    }
    ++pos
    timerRunning = true
    timerID = self.setTimeout("DoTheScroll()", delay)
}

function PickNextMessage(){
    // Calculate the next message
    msgNumber = (msgNumber++ % messages.length) + 1
    msg = messages[msgNumber]

    // Pad the message with spaces to get the 
    // "start" position
    for (var i = 0; i < startPos; i++) msg = " " + msg
}

function BuildArray(size){
    this.length = size
    for (var i = 1; i <= size; i++){
        this[i] = null}
    return this
}
//-->
</SCRIPT>