Demonstration of how to create a banner

<SCRIPT language=JavaScript>
var id,pause=0,position=0;
function banner() 
{
   var i,k,msg="this is a banner                               ";
   k=(100/msg.length)+1;
   for(i=0;i<=k;i++) msg+=" "+msg;
   window.status=msg.substring(position,position+100);
   if(position++==msg.length) position=100;
   id=setTimeout("banner()",100);    
}
banner();
</SCRIPT>