# \[javascript\] Rotating links - pause on rollover

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-rotating-links-pause-on-rollover/244651>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 20, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-rotating-links-pause-on-rollover/244651 "2007-11-20T16:46:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![FilmGrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6a8cbe/32.png) [@FilmGrrl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FilmGrrl)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-rotating-links-pause-on-rollover/244651/1 "2007-11-20T16:46:11Z")

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hey all -

I have a script I found online that works great for rotating links. But I need to figure out how to pause it on rollover. Any ideas?!?

thanks!  
m.

```auto

var tickspeed=2000 //ticker speed in miliseconds (2000=2 seconds)
var enablesubject=0 //enable scroller subject? Set to 0 to hide
if (document.getElementById){
document.write('<style type="text/css">
')
document.write('.dropcontent{display:none;}
')
document.write('</style>
')
}
var selectedDiv=0
var totalDivs=0
function contractall(){
var inc=0
while (document.getElementById("dropmsg"+inc)){
document.getElementById("dropmsg"+inc).style.display="none"
inc++
}
}
 
function expandone(){
var selectedDivObj=document.getElementById("dropmsg"+selectedDiv)
contractall()
document.getElementById("dropcontentsubject").innerHTML=selectedDivObj.getAttribute("subject")
selectedDivObj.style.display="block"
selectedDiv=(selectedDiv<totalDivs-1)? selectedDiv+1 : 0
setTimeout("expandone()",tickspeed)
}
function startscroller(){
while (document.getElementById("dropmsg"+totalDivs)!=null)
totalDivs++
expandone()
if (!enablesubject)
document.getElementById("dropcontentsubject").style.display="none"
}
if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", startscroller, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", startscroller)

```