Windows "wizard" animation

[das1406]

Came across this code, found on

http://www.fearnley.org.uk/

<OBJECT id=AgentControl style="LEFT: 100px; TOP: 100px; Width: 0px; Left: 0px" codebase="../../../../#VERSION=2,0,0,0" height=0 width=0 classid="CLSID45FD31B-5C6E-11D1-9EC1-00C04FD7081F" VIEWASTEXT></OBJECT>
<Script LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="js/agent.js"></Script>

which seems to invoke the Help Wizard graphic found in MS Word, Excel...
I can't copy the pics using right click on digger image: it only as bitmap format while it is a .gif file.
Is it possible to copy & replicate these? If so, how?
Thanks

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

If your question is how to copy a graphic, you can use "Print Screen" to take a screen grab.

If that's not your question, can you be a bit more specific?

Hope this helps,
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[das1406]

No - your answer is off beam. The Print Screen "grabs" a shot of the whole screen - I just wanted to save the two images - the animated .gif digger and smileyFace .gif.
I went mouseRightClick - Save Picture as - ...
but the only option was as a bitmap image, when it is a .gif image. Am sure I've done this many times before with no problems.
Anyway the above is off-topic of Javascript. The other item is Merlin the Wizard. I've managed to partially suss this out: a description can be found at:

http://rainbow.arch.scriptmania.com/merlin/webpage_more_agents.html

It is possible to program Merlin, the cat, dog, robot etc from Microsoft Excel. (just scroll down the above URL page for instructions) I just wondered how many people already knew about these. Am now going to try to replicate the code myself.
Cheers

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

As you say, your question is not JavaScript related, so you should probably take it elsewhere.

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[das1406]

Merlin, the cat, dog, robot etc from Microsoft Excel can be programmed in Javascript. Just wondered if there were any others similar to these anyone knows of.
Cheers

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Can you clarify what it is you are actually wanting to do?

You initially wanted to replicate some GIF images, then you stated that it was possible to program the animations, but you still haven't explained what it is you want to do using JavaScript.

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[das1406]

Sorry for the confusion: I don't have a specific "fix this Javascript" code type problem. However I am curious about MS agent animation, particularly its use in teaching. There are articles on this, eg:

http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/mscproj/reports/0203/pistolis.pdf

While I have seen these "agents" in MS Office, I was unaware until recently these could be programmed in Javascript. To an experienced Javascript programmer like yourself, Dan, this is possibly close to an insult to call this "programming in Javascript" in its traditional sense.
Since my last correspondence here, I have managed to "programme" Merlin, and searched the Web for other examples. In all these I have not seen any scenarios of multiple characters on screen at the same time. If you want a challenge how about Merlin and the dog, Rover, having a conversation, with both characters appearing on screen simultaneously. (The conversation could be just Merlin saying "Hello" and Rover saying "Woof".) From my Google search I haven't found anything like this & I suspect it is not possible at this time. I'd appreciate views/comments as far as the state of the art of this MS agent animation.
Regards
David