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Script Name: Type Writer Effect
Author: Premshree Pillai
Description: A perfectly done type writer effect.

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Example:

The AC CODE

window.onerror = null;
 var bName = navigator.appName;
 var bVer = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
 var NS4 = (bName == "Netscape" && bVer >= 4);
 var IE4 = (bName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" 
 && bVer >= 4);
 var NS3 = (bName == "Netscape" && bVer < 4);
 var IE3 = (bName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" 
 && bVer < 4);
 var time_length =100; //Scroll speed
 var begin_pos=5;
 var left_pos=10;
 var i=1;
 var j=0;
 var cursor_blink_speed=300;
 var text_type = "Type Writer effect by Premshree Pillai";
 var text_type_len= text_type.length;
 var cursor_var="cursor";
 var cursor_char="$"

function type()
{
for(var i=1; i<=text_type_len; i++)
{
document.write('<div id="' + text_type + i + '" style="position:absolute; visibility:hidden; top:' + begin_pos + '; left:' + (left_pos+15*i) + '">');
document.write('<font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2" color="#003399"><b>' + text_type.charAt(i-1) + '</b></font></div>');
}
dotype();
}

document.write('<div id="' + cursor_var + '" style="position:absolute; visibility:hidden; top:' + begin_pos + ';">');
document.write('<font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2" color="#FA5D00"><b>' + cursor_char + '</b></font></div>');

function dotype()
{
 setTimeout("Show('"+text_type+i+"')",time_length);
}

if (NS4 || IE4) {
 if (navigator.appName == "Netscape") {
 layerStyleRef="layer.";
 layerRef="document.layers";
 styleSwitch="";
 }else{
 layerStyleRef="layer.style.";
 layerRef="this.document.all";
 styleSwitch=".style";
 }
}

//SHOW
function Show(layerName){
 if (NS4 || IE4) { 
 eval(layerRef+'["'+layerName+'"]'+
 styleSwitch+'.visibility="visible"');
 eval(layerRef+'["'+cursor_var+'"]'+
 styleSwitch+'.visibility="visible"');
 eval(layerRef+'["'+cursor_var+'"]'+
 styleSwitch+'.left="' + (left_pos+10+15*i) + '"');
 if(i>=text_type_len)
 {
 blink();
 }
 if(i<text_type_len)
 {
 i++;
 dotype();
 }
 }
}

type();

</script>