How does Yahoo Answers make text fade in and out when you log in or score points?

Question

First three answers are people who don't take anything serious. 4th answer can you please ellaborate? I need a code example.

You guys are all idiots! Don't comment on something you have no idea about.

Answer 1

Its javascript in html that makes text fade in and out.

It is NOT a gif because when you see it change to a different text, try right clicking on it. It does not give an option to "save image as". Its a part of a javascript that allows text to fade in and out of an html page.

It is NOT a macromedia flash cuz when it starts to fade, if you right click on it, there are no options to "play" or gives any flash options.

Its a JAVASCRIPT.

Answer 2

As of late Yahoo has been favoring the use of AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)-based effects on its pages. It appears this is the method used on the effect in question.

There are some great open-source AJAX tools out there, such as:

http://script.aculo.us
http://prototype.conio.net

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How to use the aforementioned open-source tools:

- Download the latest version of Prototype and Script.Aculo.Us
- Place them in a folder on your web server
- Link to the .js files in the section of your XHTML file
- Use CSS to create a div, this is the item you will apply the "effect" to
- Capture an event (onClick, etc) and apply the effect

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The scriptaculous site has lots of examples and much better documentation than I have provided.

Answer 3

ofcoss using FLASH .. it uses MACROMEDIA FLASH technology

or the other hand .. the picture is .GIF .. that is Graphics Interchange Format, which is a very good picture format

Answer 4

Well i think they used "FLASH" for that....
There are many features of it, which a ordinary user is not aware of..

I think its called as "Action scripts"..

Answer 5

Its Magic! Now you see it now you don't.