Techniques for WCAG 2.0

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FLASH36: Using scripts to control blinking and stop it in five seconds or less

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This technique relates to:

User Agent and Assistive Technology Support Notes

See User Agent Support Notes for FLASH36. Also see Flash Technology Notes.


The objective of this technique is to control blinking with script so it can be set to stop in less than five seconds by the script. The ActionScript setTimeout() method is used to stop the MovieClip's blinking behavior in less than 5 seconds.


Example 1: Stopping blinking after a timeout

In this example a MovieClip (blinkingTextMC) uses its timeline to generate a blinking effect. Before 5 seconds has passed, the MovieClip's gotoAndStop() method is called, which stops the blinking effect.

Example Code:

setTimeout(stopBlinking, 4500);
function stopBlinking() {
  var blinkingTextMC = getChildByName('blinkingTextMC');

For a demonstration, view the working version of Stopping blinking after a timeout. The source of Stopping blinking after a timeout is available.



For each instance of blinking content:

  1. Start a timer for 5 seconds at the start of the blink effect.

  2. When the timer expires, determine if the blinking has stopped.

Expected Results
