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Hi folks,


I wonder what software on Open Source is used for creating the moving tabs on top and at bottom of following website;

Advice would be appreciated. TIA

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Quick clarification tied to the replies from and . The scrolling banner/ticker look seen on many older sites was often produced with Flash (as noted). The HTML marquee element (mentioned by ) is an HTML tag, not Java, and it is nonstandard and deprecated; see marquee - MDN. For a code-first, open-source approach that avoids plugins, modern practice is to use CSS animations or small JS libraries.

Recommended approaches and tradeoffs:

  • CSS animations: no external dependencies, best performance, easy to control for accessibility.
  • Small JS libraries or jQuery plugins: helpful for older browsers or when touch/controls are required. Core reference: jQuery.
  • Modern carousels/tickers (Swiper, Slick, etc.) add features like touch and pagination but bring more code.

Minimal CSS-only ticker example (keeps code simple and accessible):

<div class="ticker" aria-live="polite">
  <div class="track">Breaking news — scrolling text goes here — repeat if needed</div>
</div>

<style>
.ticker { overflow:hidden; white-space:nowrap; }
.track {
  display:inline-block;
  animation: scroll 12s linear infinite;
}
.ticker:hover .track { animation-play-state: paused; }
@keyframes scroll {
  from { transform: translateX(100%); }
  to   { transform: translateX(-100%); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .track { animation: none; }
}
</style>

Useful troubleshooting notes: inspect page source or DevTools for .swf files or <object>/<embed> tags to confirm Flash; use the Network panel to spot media requests. For tabbed/sliding content, prefer semantic markup with ARIA roles and provide user controls (pause/next/prev). Avoid forcing motion — include pause controls and honor prefers-reduced-motion for better accessibility.

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If you talking about that animated effect on top that is Flash, also same apply to bottom moving text that is again Flash animation

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If you talking about that animated effect on top that is Flash, also same apply to bottom moving text that is again Flash animation

Thanks for your advice.


Finally I found it on Open Source named "marquee tag". You can find tons of this technology on Internet. It is built on JAVA. IIRC I came across an Open Source software before similar to Flash, something like ... javaSWF. This is time I prefer coding rather than clicking around on screen with mouse. I'll stick on "marquee tag"


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