Potential Extensions
Let’s look at a few ways to take this application further.
Add a Link Back to Cyber Greetings
Why not add a link back to the Cyber Greetings site? You can do so by
adding the following code to function
genGreeting() in front.html:
+ ' <A HREF="' + top.baseURL + '/index.html">Go To Cyber Greeting</A>';
This assumes that index.html,
front.html, and back.html
are all located in the directory referred to in
baseURL. If not, replace
top.baseURL in the above statement with the
hardcoded URL you want to use.
Add Image Themes
This application is begging for image themes. Christmas, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, just about anything you can think of. No need to focus on holidays. You can use seasonal backgrounds and matching icons, get well or happy birthday themes, or just about any other topic you want to include.
Banner Ad Campaigns
If you’re going to let people use this service for free, why
not generate a little revenue? In your
shipGreeting() function, you could use some logic
to choose a banner and embed the
I
MG tag code at the bottom of
the greeting. If you use themes as mentioned previously, you could
assign banners that correspond to the theme chosen.
Make the Greetings More Interactive
This application uses JavaScript events to create custom greetings. Custom, yes, but not very interactive. Try sending people greetings with image rollovers or things to click or move around. If you have a cool Java applet or two, you could offer those ...