Forum Home Enhancements - Floating Top Bar script [register]

Description: This script displays a floating bar that sits at the top of the window, gliding gently back into view when the page is scrolled. Regular HTML content can be shown inside of it. And to make the bar less intrusive, once it is closed (by clicking on the "x"), the bar can be set to dismiss for the entire duration of the browser session, by using cookies. Reloading the page won't bring it back. Sites like About.com use something similar to display important tidbits of information.

Step 1: Add the following code into the Template: headinclude :

below
<!-- / CSS Stylesheet -->

PHP Code:

<if condition="$show['registerbutton']">
<style type="text/css">
#topbar{
position:absolute;
border: 1px solid black;
padding: 2px;
background-color: lightyellow;
width: 620px;
visibility: hidden;
z-index: 100;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
var persistclose=0 //set to 0 or 1. 1 means once the bar is manually closed, it will remain closed for browser session
var startX = 30 //set x offset of bar in pixels
var startY = 5 //set y offset of bar in pixels
var verticalpos="fromtop" //enter "fromtop" or "frombottom"
function iecompattest(){
return (document.compatMode && document.compatMode!="BackCompat")? document.documentElement : document.body
}
function get_cookie(Name) {
var search = Name + "="
var returnvalue = "";
if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search)
if (offset != -1) {
offset += search.length
end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset);
if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length;
returnvalue=unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
}
}
return returnvalue;
}
function closebar(){
if (persistclose)
document.cookie="remainclosed=1"
document.getElementById("topbar").style.visibility="hidden"
}
function staticbar(){
 barheight=document.getElementById("topbar").offsetHeight
 var ns = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") != -1) || window.opera;
 var d = document;
 function ml(id){
  var el=d.getElementById(id);
  if (!persistclose || persistclose && get_cookie("remainclosed")=="")
  el.style.visibility="visible"
  if(d.layers)el.style=el;
  el.sP=function(x,y){this.style.left=x+"px";this.style.top=y+"px";};
  el.x = startX;
  if (verticalpos=="fromtop")
  el.y = startY;
  else{
  el.y = ns ? pageYOffset + innerHeight : iecompattest().scrollTop + iecompattest().clientHeight;
  el.y -= startY;
  }
  return el;
 }
 window.stayTopLeft=function(){
  if (verticalpos=="fromtop"){
  var pY = ns ? pageYOffset : iecompattest().scrollTop;
  ftlObj.y += (pY + startY - ftlObj.y)/8;
  }
  else{
  var pY = ns ? pageYOffset + innerHeight - barheight: iecompattest().scrollTop + iecompattest().clientHeight - barheight;
  ftlObj.y += (pY - startY - ftlObj.y)/8;
  }
  ftlObj.sP(ftlObj.x, ftlObj.y);
  setTimeout("stayTopLeft()", 10);
 }
 ftlObj = ml("topbar");
 stayTopLeft();
}
if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", staticbar, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", staticbar)
else if (document.getElementById)
window.onload=staticbar
</script>
</if> 


Step 2: Insert the following code in the Template: navbar :

below
<!-- / PAGENAV POPUP -->
</if>

PHP Code:

<if condition="$show['registerbutton']">
<div id="topbar">
<a href="" onClick="closebar(); return false"><img src="close.gif" border="0" /></a>
<a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[register]</a>
</div>
</if> 


Step 3: Finally, this script uses an image to close the bar:

Done!

Please make sure you click INSTALL if you like it.

[mastertek2000]

thanks works great but is there any way to see the register button with out having the mouse over it

[dvbusuario]

Very Good, Thanks xD

[Qwest]

Trying to get this to work on an IPB forum.

Anyone know how to force the bar to always display on top?

It keeps sliding behind other content blocks on IPB.

Edit, nevermind, got it. Needed to add a z-index: 1; to the CSS.