XML Ticker

This final ticker gets content from an XML file. A sample XML file is shown below. You can add HTML formatting directly to the text, as I've done with the [u] tags on the last line, but to keep it from being parsed by the XML parser, you must use square brackets (these will get turned back into angle brackets when the XML is parsed).

In addition, you may the XML attributes 'debut', 'exit', 'color' and 'url' on each line. Default 'color' and 'url' attibutes may be provided on the enclosing 'ticker' tag.

Sample XML File:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ticker color="#0000FF">
<tickeritem debut="up" exit="up" color="#FF0000">This is the first item in the xml ticker.</tickeritem>
<tickeritem color="#0000FF">This is the second item in the ticker.</tickeritem>
<tickeritem debut="left" exit="left">This is the third item in the ticker.</tickeritem>
<tickeritem debut="right" exit="down">This is the fourth item in the ticker.</tickeritem>
<tickeritem debut="down" exit="in" color="#000000">This is the fifth item in the ticker.</tickeritem>
<tickeritem debut="in" exit="out" url="http://www.krazydad.com">This is the sixth item.</tickeritem>
<tickeritem debut="out" exit="in">Item 7.</tickeritem>
<tickeritem>[font color="#770077" url="http://www.krazydad.com"]This ticker was brought to you by [u]krazydad.com[/u] -- stay tuned for more news...</tickeritem>
</ticker>