Need some advice!

[Cowgirl]

I've noticed a few threads here on Gs, that as soon as you click on them there is music that starts up and I don't mean the "click here" thing, but as soon as you go on that particular thread the music starts, I don't know how to describe it any better than that. Can someone please tell me how to do that?

Thanks

Cowgirl

[markomalley]

You mean like this?

{bgsound src="http://home.comcast.net/~markomalley12345/guns_n_roses-sweet_child_o_mine.mid")

I'd really rather not, its somewhat annoying, imho. (LOL)

Insert the following tag:

{bgsound src="http://URL and filename"}

(replacing the "{" with "

(btw, I keep editing this fool thing to find the clip that will work--but the tag works fine)

Edited November 20, 2004 by markomalley

[markomalley]

There, got it fixed. BTW, if you want any kind of reference on HTML, I would recommend the following site:

http://www.w3schools.com/

I use it as a reference all the time -- you have actual examples for just about all aspects of HTML, XML, JS, CSS, VBScript, etc. from that site.

[Cowgirl]

Mark, that's exactly it!!!! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Cayeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Thankyou!!!

Cowgirl

[markomalley]

You're welcome.

BTW, for those who really do not like to hear sounds (I somehow have a feeling we will be hearing a cacophony of sounds now), here's how you can turn it off:

If you are in Internet Explorer, go to "Tools" "Internet Options"

-- click on the Advanced tab,

-- scroll down to the multimedia section

-- remove the checkmark next to the "Play sounds in web pages" option.

-- Click OK.

That should help eliminate the aggrevation.

[Cowgirl]

One more question, actually two more, what do I look up on google to find these pieces of music and if they are just samples will they play continously or stop once the sample is over?

Cowgirl

[markomalley]

Question 1

For MIDI files, go to www.google.com and in the block put the following entry "filetype:mid" and it will return only files with a .mid extension.

For WAV files or MP3s etc, I suggest you go to www.altavista.com

Question 2

To tell the tag how to many times to play, put the following attribute into your tag:

loop="n", where n=the number of times to loop.

-1 = infinite loop.

So the tag in the end will look like this:

{bgsound src="http://URL and filename" loop="-1"}

[vickles]

Please turn it off or find something that is a little bit more exciting than this....haha

[markomalley]

Hey, I said it was annoying!

[vickles]

LOL mark, yes it is quite annoying if you don't care for this kind of music, which I don't.

[markomalley]

There. Is that less iritating?

I'm perfectly open to suggestions, though, if you'd like....

[excathedra]

i don't use sound

[vickles]

well, mark if you must know, I love soft rock, this one isn't quite as irratating as the last one though.

[markomalley]

Well, just forget it then (music off) ;)-->

[Steve Lortz]

I use a library computer and the sound is turned off all the time anyway. So sad.

Love,

Steve

[vickles]

aawww mark, I was just giving you a hard time.... :P-->

[Kit Sober]

so if two (or more) people put this background music command on one thread, which one plays? (or better, what plays?)

Kit