About the Plugin:
This plugin creates a block of scrolling text on the player, similar to a news ticker.Configuration Options:
This plugin supports additional configuration options via flashvars. You can read about the available options below and see examples below.
The following flashvars are supported by both Flash and HTML5:
Flashvar: newsticker.text = Hello, thanks for downloading...feel free to change this message...
This flashvar is used to specify the text that shows up in the ticker. The default is - "Hello, thanks for downloading...feel free to change this message..."
Flashvar: newsticker.scrollspeed = 3
This flashvar is used to specify the speed to scroll the text. By default, the text scrolls from right to left, but you can reverse it by adding a - sign in front of the value. (In HTML5 the - sign does nothing, see below).
Flashvar: newsticker.link = URL
This flashvar is used to specify an optional link to go to when the text is clicked on.
Flashvar: newsticker.linktarget = _blank
This flashvar is used to specify the link target for when the link is clicked on. The default is _blank. The other possible options are _self, _parent, or _top.
Flashvar: newsticker.nobutton = false
If you set this flashvar to true, the dock icon or controlbar icon will not be visible.
The following flashvars are supported by Flash only:
Flashvar: lightcolor
You can use the player's lightcolor flashvar to change the text color.
Flashvar: frontcolor
You can use the player's frontcolor flashvar to change the background of the ticker.
By default the background is gray, and the text is yellow.
Flashvar: dock = true
This plugin uses the player's dock. If you set the dock flashvar to false, a button will show up on the control bar.
Flashvar: newsticker.textwidth = 1
This flashvar is used to specify the additional times to mutiply the width of the textbox. This is not needed by HTML5 (see below).
The following flashvars are supported by HTML5 only:
Flashvar: scrolldirection = left
This is the direction that the text scrolls in. By default it is left. It can also be changed to right.
Flashvar: textcolor = yellow
This is the color of the text. The default is yellow. It accepts any color or hex value.
Flashvar: backgroundcolor = grey
This is the color of the text. The default is grey. It accepts any color or hex value.
Flashvar: position = bottom
This is the position of the ticker. The default is bottom. It can also be set to top.