marquee.js

(function($) {
    $.ajax("/marquee.text.txt")
        .done(function(text) {
            $('div.marquee').html(text);
            $('div.marquee').marquee("marquee").mouseover(function () {
                $(this).trigger('stop')
            }).mouseout(function () {
                $(this).trigger('start')
            }).mousemove(function (event) {
                if ($(this).data('drag') == true) {
                    this.scrollLeft = $(this).data('scrollX') + ($(this).data('x') - event.clientX)
                }
            }).mousedown(function (event) {
                $(this).data('drag', true).data('x', event.clientX).data('scrollX', this.scrollLeft)
            }).mouseup(function () {
                $(this).data('drag', false)
            })
        })
        .fail(function(){
            alert("There was a problem with fetching the marquee text.\nQuick! Call NigNog!");
        });
}(jQuery));