Ok this is gonna be a little complicated to explain, but I want to use HTML to make a scrolling text box through a picture of a snake or dragon.

Picture this:: A scrolling text box with a snake wrapped around it. Because of the scroll, the text in general is not blocked from the reader's eyes, even though it is split at one part.

I can't find a picture of what I'm talking about, and I doubt I'll be able to make a picture. I'll try and edit this soon. But...

Does anyone think this is possible? And if so, how?

The most HTML-savvy people I know may be able to help:

DarkHyren : You've helped me before. Maybe you can again.
septembern : You said you've done HTML for six years, so...
Annette : You make good layouts, so I assume you know your stuff.
JigSaw : I don't know if you know HTML, but maybe you know a javascript code for this or something. And a way to make HTML code read said javascript? Lol

So you want something that scrolls? This should help: http://www.quackit.com/html/codes/html_marquee_code.cfm

JigSaw : That's not what I mean. As stupid as this looks, this is the easiest way to explain it.



Picture the text box with the ability to scroll. Would covering it up like that be possible?

I'm thinking to do it, you'd have to split the image and make the section that covers the text like a "always on top" thing. That make sense?

I wanna do something like this in my layout, but I can't think of how.

Ohhhhhh you mean text scrolling? That can be easily done are you using CSS? If so use overflow:auto; and that will make it scroll *IF* text goes near or past the bottom of the box.

Yes its possible with CSS, use an attribute called z-index it allows you to position stuff like stacks of paper on top of one another.

JigSaw : That's the problem. I've only learned HTML so far. I haven't learned CSS yet, but I still want to do this.

Teach me how to do this in CSS!!! Please. Haha

Find the pictures you want to use of the snake and such and I can help code it for you

This is why CSS rocks Screw you html

JigSaw : Will do.

(My first true spam post!)

Yes, it is possible, if you use CSS and a transparent PNG image. Jigsaw seems to know what he is doing so I probably won't have to step in and help.