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That's why.
Think it came as “standard” in Frontpage 97, fabulous trick, couldn’t use it on enough pages ;)
Rich
browser support in the past and in the future.
In addition to what korkus has said:
As has been mentioned, accessibility - it goes against the WAI standards. Just because many sites don't adhere, doesn't mean it's right. As my mother used to say to me "If everyone else was jumping off a bridge, do you have to jump too?".
Usability, studies have found that users dislike scrolling text as it is hard to read and distracts them from the main focus of the page.
My newspaper doesn't scroll, my magazine doesn't scroll, I hate the scrollers on CNN, and I don't want my web pages to scroll either. That's why I have scroll bars on the browser, and a wheel mouse.
I can scroll when I'm ready to.
And it's not supported.
If a significant proportion of your visitors get annoyed, then this is a good argument. Add me to the list of people annoyed by scrolling/flashing/blinking effects.
I think part of the reason for the annoyance factor is that it is quite unnecessary to use marquees etc. Let's tie them in a sack with NN4 and background music and throw them into a river :)
But how do you REALLY feel about blink and marquee tags, txbakers? ;)
Well, since you asked......
I REALLY don't like them.
(Not to say that I didn't use them as well in my early days of web writing - when I thought they were cute)
For some they may be annoying..
and for some its dangerous I am not sure where but am certain that i read somewhere that Marques and Blink especially Blink .. when viewed by a mentally ill person causes seizers or sometimes they get agitated. This is may be true for some normal people too you never know.. As people can be afraid of heights so why not off blinking text..Just using my imagination thats all
I am still waiting for some good arguments.
"Waiting" is exactly what you do when faced with a MARQUEE tag. A marquee is supposedly used to scroll important headlines and updates, but if these headlines are so important, why make do we have to wait to read them?
As to the BLINK tag topic: Blinking text or images can cause seizures in anyone prone to them.
It is a little annoying - I just looked at a couple of examples and they weren't THAT bad - not anywhere near as bad as:
Sound - People that write webpages with sound should be arrested.
Blinking Text
Annoying Transition Thingies
I could see it working ok if done TASTEFULLY, but it really isn't necessary. Could be useful for stock market sites and a few others, but I doubt it. It doesn't seem to be very smooth and I would recommend against it.
Things that many webmasters find cool - users don't.
Let's say that 25% of the online public doesn't like a marquee or blinking text (which is probably low), why would anyone want to alienate at least one-quarter of their online audience?
Most all of us have played with all the html toys and trinkets offered in the early days, but we left them behind (hopefully) for what is pleasing to the general public.
In my case, if I see a mickey mouse marquee, or hear disgusting organ music playing on a site - I immediately hit the BACK key and move on to a more professional site.
You could always write a user stylesheet and make all <marquee> tags invisible.
Something like this?
marquee {display:none! important;}
Apologies to the late Douglas Adams for the blinking black text stuff.
If I am there because I have to review the site then I am tempted to paste a piece of paper over it so it doesn't get in the way.
NEVER do I read it.
I guess browsers should all come with a STOP and START button (and maybe PAUSE etc too) for any scrolling messages.
there is nothing worse for a busy person than to be delayed when they are seeking something. If it is important then put it clearly on the page.
Newspapers carry important news headlines everyday and it doesn't scroll at all!
Newspapers don't scroll because they can't. You can bet your bottom dollar that when electronic ink flatsheet displays come about, the headlines will scroll. :-)
