I found a script that seems to wok well for me, maybe someone else will find this helpful
/***********************************************
* Cross browser Marquee II- © Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for this script and 100s more.
***********************************************/
var delayb4scroll=1000; //Specify initial delay before marquee starts to scroll on page (2000=2 seconds)
var marqueespeed=1; //Specify marquee scroll speed (larger is faster 1-10)
var pauseit=1; //Pause marquee onMousever (0=no. 1=yes)?
var tim;
////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////
var copyspeed=marqueespeed;
var pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0;
var actualheight= ;
function scrollmarquee(){
//document.write(parseInt(cross_marquee.style.top));
//if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.top)>(actualheight*(-1)+8)) {
if (document.getElementById( track ).value == "") {
if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.top)>(actualheight*(-1)+8)) {
cross_marquee.style.top=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.top)-copyspeed+"px";
//alert(actualheight);
}
else {
//alert(parseInt(marqueeheight));
cross_marquee.style.top=parseInt(marqueeheight)-8+"px";
}
}
}
//on mouse out
function mouse_out() {
clearTimeout(tim);
scrollmarquee;
}
//init()
function initializemarquee(){
cross_marquee=document.getElementById("vmarquee");
cross_marquee.style.top=0;
marqueeheight=document.getElementById("marqueecontainer").offsetHeight;
actualheight=cross_marquee.offsetHeight;
if (window.opera || navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Netscape/7")!=-1){ //if Opera or Netscape 7x, add scrollbars to scroll and exit
cross_marquee.style.height=marqueeheight+"px";
cross_marquee.style.overflow="scroll";
return
}
setTimeout( lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",55) , delayb4scroll);
}
//event listener
if (window.addEventListener) {
window.addEventListener("load", initializemarquee, false);
}
else if (window.attachEvent) {
window.attachEvent("onload", initializemarquee);
}
else if (document.getElementById) {
window.onload=initializemarquee;
}
the html:
<!-- scroll -->
<div id="marqueecontainer" onMouseover="copyspeed=pausespeed" onMouseout="copyspeed=marqueespeed">
<div id="vmarquee" class="vmarquee_content">
<!--YOUR SCROLL CONTENT HERE-->
</div>
</div>
<input id="track" name="track" type="hidden" value="">
and the css:
#marqueecontainer{
position: relative;
width: 250px; /*marquee width */
height: 150px; /*marquee height */
background-color: white;
overflow: hidden;
border: 1px solid #666666;
padding: 2px;
padding-left: 4px;
}
.scroll_div {
border:solid 1px #3366FF;
width: 260px;
width/**/: 280px !important;
}
.vmarquee_content {
position:absolute;
font-size:12px;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}