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Scrolling link text on hover - endless marquee effect

I'm looking for a performant and also smooth solution for links that scroll their text inside of their inline-block box like a marquee effect.
$(document).ready(function() {
function scroll(ele){
var s = $(ele).text().substr(1)+$(ele).text().substr(0,1);
$(ele).text(s);
}
scrollInterval = null;
function startScrolling(e) {
if (!scrollInterval) {
scrollInterval = setInterval(function(){
scroll(e)
},100);
}
}
function stopScrolling(e) {
clearInterval(scrollInterval);
scrollInterval = null;
}
$(".mali").hover(function(){
startScrolling($(this));
});
$(".mali").mouseout(function(){
stopScrolling($(this));
});
$(".mali").mousedown(function(){
stopScrolling($(this));
});
});
.mali {
display: inline-block;
background: black;
color: white;
padding: 10px;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
Something something darkside, Something something complete.
My solution so far is something I actually found here on stackoverlow in another thread and tried to work with it.
Two problems though.
1.) As this is basically using an interval to loop through the single letters this effect is not very smooth. The effect is stuttering.
Has anyone an Idea on how to make this more smooth? Maybe in that case don't use this method at all and maybe use a CSS transition to animate the text?
2.) Does anyone have a clever solution on how to return to the initial state once I hover off? I want the effect on hover but when moving the mouse off the link it should animate back to the initial text state.
Thanks,
Matt

2) You can save initial state and then just revert it:
$(document).ready(function() {
function scroll(ele){
var s = $(ele).text().substr(1)+$(ele).text().substr(0,1);
$(ele).text(s);
}
scrollInterval = null;
function startScrolling(e) {
if (!scrollInterval) {
$(e).data("text", $(e).text());
scrollInterval = setInterval(function(){
scroll(e)
},100);
}
}
function stopScrolling(e) {
clearInterval(scrollInterval);
scrollInterval = null;
$(e).text($(e).data("text"));
}
$(".mali").hover(function(){
startScrolling($(this));
});
$(".mali").mouseout(function(){
stopScrolling($(this));
});
$(".mali").mousedown(function(){
stopScrolling($(this));
});
});
.mali {
display: inline-block;
background: black;
color: white;
padding: 10px;
transition: all .2s;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
Something something darkside, Something something complete.
1) As a smooth animation, i thought of this as a PoC. Maybe it will help you with further ideas.
$(document).ready(function() {
// Those global data could be stored in element's data.
var indent = 0,
width = 0,
padding = 10;
function scroll(ele){
// Every iteration decrease indent by value
indent -= 1;
// If is indent greater than or equal than real width
// (width with padding) reset indent.
if(-indent >= width+padding)
indent = 0;
// Aplly property
$(ele).css("text-indent", indent);
}
var scrollInterval = null;
function startScrolling(e) {
if (!scrollInterval) {
// Get text and real width
let text = $(e).text();
width = $(e).width()
$(e)
// Set real width & height, so that container stays
.width($(e).width())
.height($(e).height())
// Save text to data for reset
.data("text", text)
// Add 2 spans with text:
// <span>text</span><span>text</span>
// Where second span has defined padding on the left
.html($("<span>").text(text))
.append($("<span>").text(text).css("padding-left", padding+"px"));
resumeScrolling(e);
}
}
function stopScrolling(e) {
pauseScrolling(e);
// Reset
$(e)
// Revert real text and reset indent
.text($(e).data("text"))
.css("text-indent", indent = 0);
}
function pauseScrolling(e) {
clearInterval(scrollInterval);
scrollInterval = null;
}
function resumeScrolling(e) {
if (!scrollInterval) {
// Every 30ms repeat animation. It must be at least 25x per second
// so it runs smoothly. (So 1 - 40).
scrollInterval = setInterval(function(){
scroll(e)
},30);
}
}
$(".mali").hover(function(){
startScrolling($(this));
});
$(".mali").mouseout(function(){
stopScrolling($(this));
});
$(".mali").mousedown(function(){
stopScrolling($(this));
});
$("#start").click(function(){
startScrolling($(".mali"));
});
$("#stop").click(function(){
stopScrolling($(".mali"));
});
$("#pause").click(function(){
pauseScrolling($(".mali"));
});
$("#resume").click(function(){
resumeScrolling($(".mali"));
});
});
.mali {
display: inline-block;
background: black;
color: white;
padding: 10px;
/*
This could help, but you can't reset text-indent without animation.
transition: all .1s;
*/
overflow: hidden;
vertical-align: middle;
}
/* When you hover element, new span elements
can't take pointer events, so your elements
stays hovered. */
.mali span {
pointer-events: none;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
Something something darkside, Something something complete.
<br><br>
<button id="start">Start</button>
<button id="stop">Stop</button>
<button id="pause">Pause</button>
<button id="resume">Resume</button>
Idea behind this is:
make element overflow:hidden; so no text will overflow
set fix dimension
duplicate text inside
change text indent every x miliseconds (x < 40 so it is smooth, must be at least 25fps)
when it overflows, reset it so it can be in infinite loop

I need help identifying and fixing a problem with fade-in text

I'm creating an introduction page to a little game of mine and I want the text to fade in after a short delay, but it won't appear.
window.onload = function() {
setTimeout(function() {
document.getElementById("welcome").className = "show";
}, 2000);
setTimeout(function() {
document.getElementById("to").className = "show";
}, 2500);
setTimeout(function() {
document.getElementById("title").className = "show";
}, 3000);
setTimeout(function() {
document.getElementById("subtitle").className = "show";
}, 4000);
};
.hide {
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity linear 1s;
}
.show {
opacity: 1;
transition: opacity linear 1s;
} // changed visibility to opacity on Jon Warren's suggestion
<div id="welcome-text">
<span id="welcome" class="hide">Welcome...</span><br/>
<span id="to" class="hide">to</span>
<p id="title" class="hide">[TITLE]</p>
<p id="subtitle" class="hide">a choose your own adventure game.</p>
</div>
I expected the result to be the text fading in one line at a time (the fade provided by my css code, and the actual appearing by the js code) but instead the text gets stuck in the .hide class.
also, is there a way to make the js code more concise?

Firstly, your javascript is a little broken. The semi-colon that you put at the end of your timeouts should actually go outside of the parentheses, like this:
window.onload = function() {
setTimeout(function() {
document.getElementById("welcome").className = "show";
}, 2000);
setTimeout(function() {
document.getElementById("to").className = "show";
}, 2500);
setTimeout(function() {
document.getElementById("title").className = "show";
}, 3000);
setTimeout(function() {
document.getElementById("subtitle").className = "show";
}, 4000);
};
Secondly, visibility isn't a ranging property, meaning that it doesn't know what's in between visible and hidden. You could use opacity though, try this instead:
.hide {
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity linear 1s;
}
.show {
opacity: 1;
transition: opacity linear 1s;
}

Flashing text on value change [duplicate]

I'm brand new to jQuery and have some experience using Prototype. In Prototype, there is a method to "flash" an element — ie. briefly highlight it in another color and have it fade back to normal so that the user's eye is drawn to it. Is there such a method in jQuery? I see fadeIn, fadeOut, and animate, but I don't see anything like "flash". Perhaps one of these three can be used with appropriate inputs?

My way is .fadein, .fadeout .fadein, .fadeout ......
$("#someElement").fadeOut(100).fadeIn(100).fadeOut(100).fadeIn(100);
function go1() { $("#demo1").fadeOut(100).fadeIn(100).fadeOut(100).fadeIn(100)}
function go2() { $('#demo2').delay(100).fadeOut().fadeIn('slow') }
#demo1,
#demo2 {
text-align: center;
font-family: Helvetica;
background: IndianRed;
height: 50px;
line-height: 50px;
width: 150px;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<button onclick="go1()">Click Me</button>
<div id='demo1'>My Element</div>
<br>
<button onclick="go2()">Click Me</button> (from comment)
<div id='demo2'>My Element</div>

You can use the jQuery Color plugin.
For example, to draw attention to all the divs on your page, you could use the following code:
$("div").stop().css("background-color", "#FFFF9C")
.animate({ backgroundColor: "#FFFFFF"}, 1500);
Edit - New and improved
The following uses the same technique as above, but it has the added benefits of:
parameterized highlight color and duration
retaining original background color, instead of assuming that it is white
being an extension of jQuery, so you can use it on any object
Extend the jQuery Object:
var notLocked = true;
$.fn.animateHighlight = function(highlightColor, duration) {
var highlightBg = highlightColor || "#FFFF9C";
var animateMs = duration || 1500;
var originalBg = this.css("backgroundColor");
if (notLocked) {
notLocked = false;
this.stop().css("background-color", highlightBg)
.animate({backgroundColor: originalBg}, animateMs);
setTimeout( function() { notLocked = true; }, animateMs);
}
};
Usage example:
$("div").animateHighlight("#dd0000", 1000);

You can use css3 animations to flash an element
.flash {
-moz-animation: flash 1s ease-out;
-moz-animation-iteration-count: 1;
-webkit-animation: flash 1s ease-out;
-webkit-animation-iteration-count: 1;
-ms-animation: flash 1s ease-out;
-ms-animation-iteration-count: 1;
}
#keyframes flash {
0% { background-color: transparent; }
50% { background-color: #fbf8b2; }
100% { background-color: transparent; }
}
#-webkit-keyframes flash {
0% { background-color: transparent; }
50% { background-color: #fbf8b2; }
100% { background-color: transparent; }
}
#-moz-keyframes flash {
0% { background-color: transparent; }
50% { background-color: #fbf8b2; }
100% { background-color: transparent; }
}
#-ms-keyframes flash {
0% { background-color: transparent; }
50% { background-color: #fbf8b2; }
100% { background-color: transparent; }
}
And you jQuery to add the class
jQuery(selector).addClass("flash");

After 5 years... (And no additional plugin needed)
This one "pulses" it to the color you want (e.g. white) by putting a div background color behind it, and then fading the object out and in again.
HTML object (e.g. button):
<div style="background: #fff;">
<input type="submit" class="element" value="Whatever" />
</div>
jQuery (vanilla, no other plugins):
$('.element').fadeTo(100, 0.3, function() { $(this).fadeTo(500, 1.0); });
element - class name
first number in fadeTo() - milliseconds for the transition
second number in fadeTo() - opacity of the object after fade/unfade
You may check this out in the lower right corner of this webpage: https://single.majlovesreg.one/v1/
Edit (willsteel) no duplicated selector by using $(this) and tweaked values to acutally perform a flash (as the OP requested).

You could use the highlight effect in jQuery UI to achieve the same, I guess.

If you're using jQueryUI, there is pulsate function in UI/Effects
$("div").click(function () {
$(this).effect("pulsate", { times:3 }, 2000);
});
http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Effects/Pulsate

$('#district').css({opacity: 0});
$('#district').animate({opacity: 1}, 700 );

Pure jQuery solution.
(no jquery-ui/animate/color needed.)
If all you want is that yellow "flash" effect without loading jquery color:
var flash = function(elements) {
var opacity = 100;
var color = "255, 255, 20" // has to be in this format since we use rgba
var interval = setInterval(function() {
opacity -= 3;
if (opacity <= 0) clearInterval(interval);
$(elements).css({background: "rgba("+color+", "+opacity/100+")"});
}, 30)
};
Above script simply does 1s yellow fadeout, perfect for letting the user know the element was was updated or something similar.
Usage:
flash($('#your-element'))

You could use this plugin (put it in a js file and use it via script-tag)
http://plugins.jquery.com/project/color
And then use something like this:
jQuery.fn.flash = function( color, duration )
{
var current = this.css( 'color' );
this.animate( { color: 'rgb(' + color + ')' }, duration / 2 );
this.animate( { color: current }, duration / 2 );
}
This adds a 'flash' method to all jQuery objects:
$( '#importantElement' ).flash( '255,0,0', 1000 );

You can extend Desheng Li's method further by allowing an iterations count to do multiple flashes like so:
// Extend jquery with flashing for elements
$.fn.flash = function(duration, iterations) {
duration = duration || 1000; // Default to 1 second
iterations = iterations || 1; // Default to 1 iteration
var iterationDuration = Math.floor(duration / iterations);
for (var i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
this.fadeOut(iterationDuration).fadeIn(iterationDuration);
}
return this;
}
Then you can call the method with a time and number of flashes:
$("#someElementId").flash(1000, 4); // Flash 4 times over a period of 1 second

How about a really simple answer?
$('selector').fadeTo('fast',0).fadeTo('fast',1).fadeTo('fast',0).fadeTo('fast',1)
Blinks twice...that's all folks!

I can't believe this isn't on this question yet. All you gotta do:
("#someElement").show('highlight',{color: '#C8FB5E'},'fast');
This does exactly what you want it to do, is super easy, works for both show() and hide() methods.

This may be a more up-to-date answer, and is shorter, as things have been consolidated somewhat since this post. Requires jquery-ui-effect-highlight.
$("div").click(function () {
$(this).effect("highlight", {}, 3000);
});
http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Effects/Highlight

function pulse() {
$('.blink').fadeIn(300).fadeOut(500);
}
setInterval(pulse, 1000);

I was looking for a solution to this problem but without relying on jQuery UI.
This is what I came up with and it works for me (no plugins, just Javascript and jQuery);
-- Heres the working fiddle -- http://jsfiddle.net/CriddleCraddle/yYcaY/2/
Set the current CSS parameter in your CSS file as normal css, and create a new class that just handles the parameter to change i.e. background-color, and set it to '!important' to override the default behavior. like this...
.button_flash {
background-color: #8DABFF !important;
}//This is the color to change to.
Then just use the function below and pass in the DOM element as a string, an integer for the number of times you would want the flash to occur, the class you want to change to, and an integer for delay.
Note: If you pass in an even number for the 'times' variable, you will end up with the class you started with, and if you pass an odd number you will end up with the toggled class. Both are useful for different things. I use the 'i' to change the delay time, or they would all fire at the same time and the effect would be lost.
function flashIt(element, times, klass, delay){
for (var i=0; i < times; i++){
setTimeout(function(){
$(element).toggleClass(klass);
}, delay + (300 * i));
};
};
//Then run the following code with either another delay to delay the original start, or
// without another delay. I have provided both options below.
//without a start delay just call
flashIt('.info_status button', 10, 'button_flash', 500)
//with a start delay just call
setTimeout(function(){
flashIt('.info_status button', 10, 'button_flash', 500)
}, 4700);
// Just change the 4700 above to your liking for the start delay. In this case,
//I need about five seconds before the flash started.

Would a pulse effect(offline) JQuery plugin be appropriate for what you are looking for ?
You can add a duration for limiting the pulse effect in time.
As mentioned by J-P in the comments, there is now his updated pulse plugin.
See his GitHub repo. And here is a demo.

Found this many moons later but if anyone cares, it seems like this is a nice way to get something to flash permanently:
$( "#someDiv" ).hide();
setInterval(function(){
$( "#someDiv" ).fadeIn(1000).fadeOut(1000);
},0)

The following codes work for me. Define two fade-in and fade-out functions and put them in each other's callback.
var fIn = function() { $(this).fadeIn(300, fOut); };
var fOut = function() { $(this).fadeOut(300, fIn); };
$('#element').fadeOut(300, fIn);
The following controls the times of flashes:
var count = 3;
var fIn = function() { $(this).fadeIn(300, fOut); };
var fOut = function() { if (--count > 0) $(this).fadeOut(300, fIn); };
$('#element').fadeOut(300, fIn);

If including a library is overkill here is a solution that is guaranteed to work.
$('div').click(function() {
$(this).css('background-color','#FFFFCC');
setTimeout(function() { $(this).fadeOut('slow').fadeIn('slow'); } , 1000);
setTimeout(function() { $(this).css('background-color','#FFFFFF'); } , 1000);
});
Setup event trigger
Set the background color of block element
Inside setTimeout use fadeOut and fadeIn to create a little animation effect.
Inside second setTimeout reset default background color
Tested in a few browsers and it works nicely.

Like fadein / fadeout you could use animate css / delay
$(this).stop(true, true).animate({opacity: 0.1}, 100).delay(100).animate({opacity: 1}, 100).animate({opacity: 0.1}, 100).delay(100).animate({opacity: 1}, 100);
Simple and flexible

$("#someElement").fadeTo(3000, 0.3 ).fadeTo(3000, 1).fadeTo(3000, 0.3 ).fadeTo(3000, 1);
3000 is 3 seconds
From opacity 1 it is faded to 0.3, then to 1 and so on.
You can stack more of these.
Only jQuery is needed. :)

There is a workaround for the animate background bug. This gist includes an example of a simple highlight method and its use.
/* BEGIN jquery color */
(function(jQuery){jQuery.each(['backgroundColor','borderBottomColor','borderLeftColor','borderRightColor','borderTopColor','color','outlineColor'],function(i,attr){jQuery.fx.step[attr]=function(fx){if(!fx.colorInit){fx.start=getColor(fx.elem,attr);fx.end=getRGB(fx.end);fx.colorInit=true;}
fx.elem.style[attr]="rgb("+[Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((fx.pos*(fx.end[0]-fx.start[0]))+fx.start[0]),255),0),Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((fx.pos*(fx.end[1]-fx.start[1]))+fx.start[1]),255),0),Math.max(Math.min(parseInt((fx.pos*(fx.end[2]-fx.start[2]))+fx.start[2]),255),0)].join(",")+")";}});function getRGB(color){var result;if(color&&color.constructor==Array&&color.length==3)
return color;if(result=/rgb\(\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*\)/.exec(color))
return[parseInt(result[1]),parseInt(result[2]),parseInt(result[3])];if(result=/rgb\(\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*\)/.exec(color))
return[parseFloat(result[1])*2.55,parseFloat(result[2])*2.55,parseFloat(result[3])*2.55];if(result=/#([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})/.exec(color))
return[parseInt(result[1],16),parseInt(result[2],16),parseInt(result[3],16)];if(result=/#([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])/.exec(color))
return[parseInt(result[1]+result[1],16),parseInt(result[2]+result[2],16),parseInt(result[3]+result[3],16)];if(result=/rgba\(0, 0, 0, 0\)/.exec(color))
return colors['transparent'];return colors[jQuery.trim(color).toLowerCase()];}
function getColor(elem,attr){var color;do{color=jQuery.curCSS(elem,attr);if(color!=''&&color!='transparent'||jQuery.nodeName(elem,"body"))
break;attr="backgroundColor";}while(elem=elem.parentNode);return getRGB(color);};var colors={aqua:[0,255,255],azure:[240,255,255],beige:[245,245,220],black:[0,0,0],blue:[0,0,255],brown:[165,42,42],cyan:[0,255,255],darkblue:[0,0,139],darkcyan:[0,139,139],darkgrey:[169,169,169],darkgreen:[0,100,0],darkkhaki:[189,183,107],darkmagenta:[139,0,139],darkolivegreen:[85,107,47],darkorange:[255,140,0],darkorchid:[153,50,204],darkred:[139,0,0],darksalmon:[233,150,122],darkviolet:[148,0,211],fuchsia:[255,0,255],gold:[255,215,0],green:[0,128,0],indigo:[75,0,130],khaki:[240,230,140],lightblue:[173,216,230],lightcyan:[224,255,255],lightgreen:[144,238,144],lightgrey:[211,211,211],lightpink:[255,182,193],lightyellow:[255,255,224],lime:[0,255,0],magenta:[255,0,255],maroon:[128,0,0],navy:[0,0,128],olive:[128,128,0],orange:[255,165,0],pink:[255,192,203],purple:[128,0,128],violet:[128,0,128],red:[255,0,0],silver:[192,192,192],white:[255,255,255],yellow:[255,255,0],transparent:[255,255,255]};})(jQuery);
/* END jquery color */
/* BEGIN highlight */
jQuery(function() {
$.fn.highlight = function(options) {
options = (options) ? options : {start_color:"#ff0",end_color:"#fff",delay:1500};
$(this).each(function() {
$(this).stop().css({"background-color":options.start_color}).animate({"background-color":options.end_color},options.delay);
});
}
});
/* END highlight */
/* BEGIN highlight example */
$(".some-elements").highlight();
/* END highlight example */
https://gist.github.com/1068231

Unfortunately the top answer requires JQuery UI. http://api.jquery.com/animate/
Here is a vanilla JQuery solution
http://jsfiddle.net/EfKBg/
JS
var flash = "<div class='flash'></div>";
$(".hello").prepend(flash);
$('.flash').show().fadeOut('slow');
CSS
.flash {
background-color: yellow;
display: none;
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
HTML
<div class="hello">Hello World!</div>

Here's a slightly improved version of colbeerhey's solution. I added a return statement so that, in true jQuery form, we chain events after calling the animation. I've also added the arguments to clear the queue and jump to the end of an animation.
// Adds a highlight effect
$.fn.animateHighlight = function(highlightColor, duration) {
var highlightBg = highlightColor || "#FFFF9C";
var animateMs = duration || 1500;
this.stop(true,true);
var originalBg = this.css("backgroundColor");
return this.css("background-color", highlightBg).animate({backgroundColor: originalBg}, animateMs);
};

This one will pulsate an element's background color until a mouseover event is triggered
$.fn.pulseNotify = function(color, duration) {
var This = $(this);
console.log(This);
var pulseColor = color || "#337";
var pulseTime = duration || 3000;
var origBg = This.css("background-color");
var stop = false;
This.bind('mouseover.flashPulse', function() {
stop = true;
This.stop();
This.unbind('mouseover.flashPulse');
This.css('background-color', origBg);
})
function loop() {
console.log(This);
if( !stop ) {
This.animate({backgroundColor: pulseColor}, pulseTime/3, function(){
This.animate({backgroundColor: origBg}, (pulseTime/3)*2, 'easeInCirc', loop);
});
}
}
loop();
return This;
}

Put this together from all of the above - an easy solution for flashing an element and return to the original bgcolour...
$.fn.flash = function (highlightColor, duration, iterations) {
var highlightBg = highlightColor || "#FFFF9C";
var animateMs = duration || 1500;
var originalBg = this.css('backgroundColor');
var flashString = 'this';
for (var i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
flashString = flashString + '.animate({ backgroundColor: highlightBg }, animateMs).animate({ backgroundColor: originalBg }, animateMs)';
}
eval(flashString);
}
Use like this:
$('<some element>').flash('#ffffc0', 1000, 3);
Hope this helps!

Here's a solution that uses a mix of jQuery and CSS3 animations.
http://jsfiddle.net/padfv0u9/2/
Essentially you start by changing the color to your "flash" color, and then use a CSS3 animation to let the color fade out. You need to change the transition duration in order for the initial "flash" to be faster than the fade.
$(element).removeClass("transition-duration-medium");
$(element).addClass("transition-duration-instant");
$(element).addClass("ko-flash");
setTimeout(function () {
$(element).removeClass("transition-duration-instant");
$(element).addClass("transition-duration-medium");
$(element).removeClass("ko-flash");
}, 500);
Where the CSS classes are as follows.
.ko-flash {
background-color: yellow;
}
.transition-duration-instant {
-webkit-transition-duration: 0s;
-moz-transition-duration: 0s;
-o-transition-duration: 0s;
transition-duration: 0s;
}
.transition-duration-medium {
-webkit-transition-duration: 1s;
-moz-transition-duration: 1s;
-o-transition-duration: 1s;
transition-duration: 1s;
}

just give elem.fadeOut(10).fadeIn(10);

This is generic enough that you can write whatever code you like to animate. You can even decrease the delay from 300ms to 33ms and fade colors, etc.
// Flash linked to hash.
var hash = location.hash.substr(1);
if (hash) {
hash = $("#" + hash);
var color = hash.css("color"), count = 1;
function hashFade () {
if (++count < 7) setTimeout(hashFade, 300);
hash.css("color", count % 2 ? color : "red");
}
hashFade();
}

you can use jquery Pulsate plugin to force to focus the attention on any html element with control over speed and repeatation and color.
JQuery.pulsate() * with Demos
sample initializer:
$(".pulse4").pulsate({speed:2500})
$(".CommandBox button:visible").pulsate({ color: "#f00", speed: 200, reach: 85, repeat: 15 })

Animate an image size on click with jQuery

Im trying to animate a large image so it changes dimensions, starts at (200x116)px and becomes (400x232)px on click and then would revert back to (200x116)px if clicked again,
Here's a link to the code: http://jsfiddle.net/edddotcom/FMfC4/1/
HTML:
<img id="imgtab" src="http://cloudsmaker.com/hipsterwall/img/salto-al-norte.jpg">
CSS:
#imgtab {
position:relative;
}
JavaScript:
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#imgtab").toggle(function () { //fired the first time
$("#imgtab").animate({
width: "200px"
height: "116px"
});
}, function () { // fired the second time
$("#imgtab").animate({
width: "400px"
height: "232px"
});
});
});
Clicking the image should make it animate from small to large but it doesn't seem to change. Can anyone suggest what to change and tell me what i'm doing wrong?

if you simply want to toggle on click, try below
$(document).ready(function () {
var small={width: "200px",height: "116px"};
var large={width: "400px",height: "232px"};
var count=1;
$("#imgtab").css(small).on('click',function () {
$(this).animate((count==1)?large:small);
count = 1-count;
});
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<img id="imgtab" class='small' src="http://cloudsmaker.com/hipsterwall/img/salto-al-norte.jpg">
OR
you can also use the duration parameter of addClass and removeClass functions available in jQuery-ui widgets library. i.e.
$(document).ready(function () {
var count=1;
$("#imgtab").on('click', function () {
var $this = $(this);
$this.removeClass('small, large',400);
$this.addClass((count==1)?'large':'small',400);
count = 1-count;
})
});
where .small and .large css classes are :
.small{
width:200px;
height:116px;
}
.large{
width:400px;
height:232px;
}
see this working fiddle.
NOTE: you will need reference of jQuery UI library also, cause duration parameter of addClass and removeClass is available there only.

You are missing comma between object properties passed as a argument in animate method.
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#imgtab").toggle(function () { //fired the first time
$("#imgtab").animate({
width: "200px",//HERE
height: "116px"
});
}, function () { // fired the second time
$("#imgtab").animate({
width: "400px",//HERE
height: "232px"
});
});
});
EG: http://jsfiddle.net/dFU9P/

Here is a simple way you can achieve your animation effect without having to use jQuery's animate and instead use CSS animations. I don't know what browsers you need to support, but it is still nice to see how it can be done in different ways.
HTML:
<img id="imgtab" src="http://cloudsmaker.com/hipsterwall/img/salto-al-norte.jpg">
CSS:
img {
height: 200px;
width: 116px;
-webkit-transition: all .4s ease-in; //added vendor prefixes for older browsers
-moz-transition: all .4s ease-in; //first parameter decides what properties to animate
-m-transition: all .4s ease-in; // second is duration
-o-transition: all .4s ease-in; //3rd is the timing-function
transition: all .4s ease-in;
}
.fullSize {
height: 400px;
width: 232px;
}
jQuery:
$('#imgtab').on('click', function(e) {
$(this).toggleClass('fullSize');
});
And here is the fiddle http://jsfiddle.net/AtQwM/. Feel free to mess around with the transition parameters for different effects!

Toggle offers two states for one event but any animation using it ends up with display:none. You therefore need to use your own toggling mechanism using a variable to control the state of the image:
$(document).ready(function() {
var imgSmall = false
$('#imgtab').on('click',function() {
$("#textab").toggle(20);
if ( imgSmall ) {
$('#imgtab').animate({width:"400px",height:"232px"});
imgSmall = false
} else {
$('#imgtab').animate({width:"200px",height:"116px"});
imgSmall = true
}
});
});
http://jsfiddle.net/FMfC4/3/

Instead of placing the new image dimension in the code they could be data-attributes.
http://jsfiddle.net/FMfC4/8/
<img class="imgtab" src="http://cloudsmaker.com/hipsterwall/img/salto-al-norte.jpg" data-width="400" data-height="200">
(function($) {
$.fn.imageSizer = function() {
var originalSize = {
width: this.width(),
height: this.height()
};
this.on('click', function() {
var newSize = {
width: $(this).data('width'),
height: $(this).data('height')
};
var currentSize = ($(this).width() == newSize.width) ? originalSize : newSize;
$(this).animate(currentSize);
});
}
})(jQuery);
$(document).ready(function() {
$(".imgtab").imageSizer();
});

Changing font colors after certain time duration

I want to put some text on a website, such that it changes color onmouseover and returns to the original color onmouseout after some (say 2 seconds) time delay.
Is it possible to do it using JavaScript?

With jQuery you can do something like this (JSFiddle here)
HTML:
<a id='v1'>Hello</a>​
JS:
​setTimeout(function() {
$('#v1').css('color','#777');
}​,2000);​
Edit: Full JSFiddle example here
JS:
$('#v1').hover(function() {
$(this).css('color','#777');
}, function() {
setTimeout(function() {
$('#v1').css('color','#000');
},2000);
});
​

this kind of features should be provided by CSS3 where available, without involving setTimeout's or other kind of javascript. So, assuming you will choose one of previous proposed Javascript solution for IE, simply use this CSS for every other modern browser
html/css
<span>hover me</span>
span {
color : green;
-webkit-transition : color 2s linear;
-msie-transition : color 2s linear;
-moz-transition : color 2s linear;
-o-transition : color 2s linear;
transition : color 2s linear;
}
span:hover {
color : red;
}

Add onmouseout="timedFunction()" to your text, using this function:
function timedFunction{
var timeout = setTimeout("changeColor()",timeInMilliseconds);
}

Here is a working example using setTimeout;
css:
.text {
color: red;
}
.text.hover {
color: yellow;
}
javascript:
var timeoutId = null;
$(".text").hover(function() {
if (timeoutId != null) {
clearTimeout(timeoutId);
timeoutId = null;
}
$(this).addClass("hover");
}, function () {
var $element = $(this);
timeoutId = setTimeout(function() {
$element.removeClass("hover");
}, 500);
});​
And here is the jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/9TJfD/8/