Text dances in status bar

Code:-


<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
//Modified by CoffeeCup Software
//This code is Copyright (c) 1997 CoffeeCup Software
//all rights reserved. License is granted to a single user to
//reuse this code on a personal or business Web Site.

var yourtext = "* www.freejavascripts.page.tl! *";
var wedge1="                        ";
var wedge2="                        ";
var message1=wedge1+yourtext+wedge2;
var dir = "lside";
var speed = 50;

function bouncey() {

    if (dir == "lside") {
        message2=message1.substring(2,message1.length)+" ";
        window.status=message2;
        setTimeout("bouncey();",speed);
        message1=message2;

        if (message1.substring(0,1) == "*") {
            dir="rside";
        }
    }

    else {
        message2=" "+message1.substring(0,message1.length-2);
        window.status=message2;
        setTimeout("bouncey();",speed);
        message1=message2;
        if (message1.substring(message1.length-1,message1.length) == "*") {
            dir="lside";
        }
    }
}

// -- End Hiding Here -->
</SCRIPT>

<body onLoad="bouncey()">

Preview:-