Re: I would like a module that can do a countdown ticker [Module requests]

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I would like a module that can do a countdown ticker

2004/11/30 10:21
scrapie
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Posts: 50
Since: 2004/5/24

Like the ones available on this website

http://www.tickercentral.com

Can anyone make this? I am not a code writter....

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Re: I would like a module that can do a countdown ticker

2004/12/3 17:25
coopersita
Quite a regular
Posts: 204
Since: 2004/10/25

Did you checked Countdown?

Also you can create a custom block and add a Javascript countdown (there are many availabe for free at several scripting sites like ).hotscripts

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Re: I would like a module that can do a countdown ticker

2004/12/20 5:26
toolsmythe
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Posts: 34
Since: 2004/11/27

I just implemented one on my site. Javascript based, in a custom HTML block:

You will need to define a <DIV> with an ID="countdownTextArea" where you want the countdown.


<script type="text/javascript">

<!--

   function getTime()

   {

      var textArea = self.document.getElementById( "countdownTextArea" );



      if ( textArea == null )

      {

        alert( "Text Area Not Found!!!" );

        return;

      }



      currenttime = new Date();







      //The next line is the target countdown value

      //It is based on LOCAL TIME to the countdown value

      targettime = new Date( "January 1 2005 00:00:00" );



      dcdays = ( targettime - currenttime ) / 1000 / 60 / 60 / 24;

      dcdaysRound = Math.floor( dcdays );

      dchours = ( targettime - currenttime ) / 1000 / 60 / 60 - ( 24 * dcdaysRound );

      dchoursRound = Math.floor( dchours );

      dcminutes = ( targettime - currenttime ) / 1000 / 60 - ( 24 * 60 * dcdaysRound ) - ( 60 * dchoursRound );

      dcminutesRound = Math.floor( dcminutes );

      dcseconds = ( targettime - currenttime ) / 1000 - ( 24 * 60 * 60 * dcdaysRound ) - ( 60 * 60 * dchoursRound ) - ( 60 * dcminutesRound );

      dcsecondsRound = Math.round( dcseconds );



      // This formats the countdown text.  You can change this to do it any way you like.

      textArea.innerHTML = fillText( dcdaysRound, 2, "0" ) 

                         + checkPlural( " Day", dcdaysRound ) 

                         + ", " 

                         + fillText( dchoursRound, 2, "0" ) 

                         +  checkPlural( " Hour", dchoursRound ) 

                         + ", " 

                         + fillText( dcminutesRound, 2, "0", dcminutesRound ) 

                         + checkPlural( " Minute", dcminutesRound ) 

                         + "<BR>and " + fillText( dcsecondsRound, 2, "0" ) 

                         + checkPlural( " second", dcsecondsRound );

      

      if ( currenttime >= targettime )

      {

         // This is the message when the target datetime is hit.  Make sure the countdown string format matches

         // The one above.

         textArea.innerHTML = "00 Days, 00 Minutes, 00 Hours<BR>and 00 Seconds<BR><BR><B>Happy New Year!!</B>";

         return;

      }





      newtime = window.setTimeout( "getTime();", 1000 );

   }





   function checkPlural( noun, value )

   {

      noun = ( value == 1 ) ? noun : noun + "s";

      return ( noun );

   }





   function fillText( text, length, fillChar )

   {

      // If someone knows an esier way to do this

      // please post it.  This seems like an awful

      // lot of work to left fill a string.  It

      // *DOES* work though <grin>

      var counter = 0;

      var localFillChar = fillChar.toString();

      var tempText = text.toString();



      while ( tempText.length < length )

      {

         tempText = localFillChar.toString() + tempText.toString();

         if ( counter < length )

         {

            break;

         }

      }



      return ( tempText );

   }



//-->

</script>



<DIV ALIGN="center" STYLE="font-size: x-small;">

<B>The magic happens in ....</B><BR>

</DIV>

<DIV ID="countdownTextArea" ALIGN="center" STYLE="font-size: xx-small;">

</DIV>

<script type="text/javascript">

<!--

self.document.onLoad = getTime();

//-->

</script>

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Re: I would like a module that can do a countdown ticker

2004/12/27 23:38
scrapie
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Posts: 50
Since: 2004/5/24

I tried countdown but it does not work

can anyone help me?

The countdown ticker is attached to the persons signature.

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Re: I would like a module that can do a countdown ticker

2005/1/5 18:41
ajuden
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Posts: 87
Since: 2003/4/17

What was wrong with the countdown module? I'm the developer of it. Please report in here. Thanks.

Alan

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Re: I would like a module that can do a countdown ticker

2005/1/6 14:23
nassauer
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Posts: 18
Since: 2005/1/6 1

Quote:

toolsmythe wrote:
I just implemented one on my site. Javascript based, in a custom HTML block:

You will need to define a <DIV> with an ID="countdownTextArea" where you want the countdown.

Excellent!! I was just looking for exactly this. Works great--thanks!

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Re: I would like a module that can do a countdown ticker

2005/2/14 11:21
PaniX
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Posts: 4
Since: 2005/2/9 1

Quote:

ajuden wrote:
What was wrong with the countdown module? I'm the developer of it. Please report in here. Thanks.

Alan

Your countdown module are great. But i need a countdown module that only webmaster can use and put in a block.

You have the skill to make one. Hope you make one soon!

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Re: I would like a module that can do a countdown ticker

2005/11/3 10:19
krystinevo
Friend of XOOPS
Posts: 199
Since: 2004/6/29

Works like a charm... thanks for providing this Alan!

Gotta have a Christmas countdown ticker

Only 51 shopping days left!

Kristine

Everything is as it should be

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Re: I would like a module that can do a countdown ticker

2006/1/21 22:53
dizzymarkus
Not too shy to talk
Posts: 108
Since: 2006/1/18

J script worked great ty very much nice and simple lol. I run a kids 1/4 midget racing site in NY USA and they luv tho see how many days left to racing season :0)

Markus

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Re: I would like a module that can do a countdown ticker

2006/1/22 0:10
JMorris
XOOPS is my life!
Posts: 2722
Since: 2004/4/11

Here's an amazingly simple PHP-based countdown timer I found. We chose to use this script over a Javascript version because we have a lot of dial-up visitors and adding more javascripts to the site was slowing it down.

Live demo (bottom-right block on homepage):http://cit.wvup.edu

Just paste the following code (exactly as shown) in a Custom PHP block and edit to suite:


?>

<?

// enter target date below like this: "January 2, 2001"

$target = "February 10, 2006";



// enter string of what this start date is. $top_text appears above the counter, $bottom_text displays below the counter

$top_text = "There are ";

$bottom_text = "until the last day to apply to graduate in May!";



//--------------------------

$now = strtotime ("now");

$then = strtotime ("$target");

$difference = $then - $now;

$num = $difference/86400;

$days = intval($num);

$num2 = ($num - $days)*24;

$hours = intval($num2);

$num3 = ($num2 - $hours)*60;

$mins = intval($num3);

$num4 = ($num3 - $mins)*60;

?>

<div style="font-weight:bold;" align="center"> <? echo $top_text ?><br />

  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="color:#00CC00;font-size:10px;font-family:'Courier New', Courier, mono;border-top:2px solid #AAAAAA;border-right:2px solid #333333;border-bottom:2px solid #333333;border-left:2px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#000;padding:0px;width:125px;">

    <tr align="center" valign="middle">

      <td><? echo $days ?></td>

      <td>:</td>

      <td><? echo $hours ?></td>

      <td>:</td>

      <td><? echo $mins ?></td>

    </tr>

    <tr align="center" valign="middle">

      <td>Days</td>

      <td>|</td>

      <td>Hrs</td>

      <td>|</td>

      <td>Mins</td>

  </table>

  <? echo $bottom_text ?> </div>

<?

It may look like there are extra short tags ?> <? at the begining and ending of the script. There are not. Those are put there to force XOOPS to allow for user-controlled switching of PHP and HTML. Otherwise, all the above HTML would have had to have been output using lines like echo ('</div>');. Way too messy and time consuming.

Essentially, by placing a ?> at the beginning and a <? at the end of your PHP block, you nullify the unseen <? and ?>, thereby allowing you to define where YOU want your PHP and HTML and making troubleshooting 10x easier.

Hope this helps. Sorry for getting off topic towards the end there.

James

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