Programming the <marquee> tag of IE

First off, as mentioned, the new marquee now supports rich HTML contents and CSS, able to interpret and render other tags contained inside of it:

<marquee><big>Big scrolling text. Big scrolling text.</marquee>

<marquee><img src="1.gif"> <img src="2.gif"><img src="3.gif"></marquee>

<marquee><style=background-color:yellow;border:1px solid black">Big scrolling text. Big scrolling text.</style></marquee>

A host of new attributes have been introduced that make everything from changing the marquee's dimensions, scroll direction, and even speed, possible. Here they are, in full force:

**Attributes of the <marquee> tag of IE**
Attributes	Description
behavior	Specifies how the marquee should scroll. Valid values are: "scroll", "alternate", or "slide." The default value is "scroll."
direction	Specifies the direction the marquee should scroll. Valid values are: "left", "right", "up", and "down." The default value is "right."
width	Specifies the width of the marquee, in px or % units.
height	Specifies the height of the marquee, in px or % units.
scrollAmount	Specifies the amount in pixels the marquee should scroll each time it's redrawn (see scrollDelay). The default value is "6".
scrollDelay	Specifies the amount in milliseconds between times the marquee is redrawn. Default value is "85".
trueSpeed	Specifies whether the marquee should catch up with any skipped cycles. The default value is "false."
loop	Specifies the number of times the marquee should repeat itself when it reaches the end of the message. The default value is "infinite."

Define any one of these attributes directly inside the <marquee> tag itself (as with any regular HTML attributes). I think the descriptions above pretty much speak for themselves, so let's move on.

A JavaScripter dream come true, the <marquee> also supports a good number of events:

**Events of the <marquee> tag of IE**
events	Description
onStart	Fires just when the marquee is about to scroll.
onFinish	Fires as soon as the marquee has completed scrolling.
onbounce	Fires when the marquee has reached it's end and begins to reverse directions. Applicable only if behavior attribute is set to alternate.
onMouseover	Fires when the mouse moves over the marquee.
onMouseout	Fires when the mouse moves out.
onClick	Fires when a click is detected on the marquee.

You may want to print this page, as it serves as a quick reference to all that's new in the <marquee> tag of IE.

The new attributes, events, and methods