3 Add a Floating Bar (Always On Top) To Your Blog

This script displays a floating bar that sits at the top of the window, gliding gently back into view when the page is scrolled. Regular HTML content can be shown inside of it. And to make the bar less intrusive, once it is closed (by clicking on the "x"), the bar can be set to dismiss for the entire duration of the browser session, by using cookies. Reloading the page won't bring it back. Sites like About.com use something similar to display important tidbits of information.

STEP #1
Log in to Blogger -> Layout -> Edit HTMLand select the tick-box Expand Widget Templates
Then, find (CTRL+F) this code in the template:

</head>

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And immediately ABOVE/BEFORE it add these lines:

<style type="text/css">
#topbar{
position:absolute;






border: 1px solid black;
padding: 2px;
background-color: lightyellow;
width: 620px;
visibility: hidden;
z-index: 100;
}
</style>

<script type="text/javascript">
/***********************************************
* Floating Top Bar script- © Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* Sliding routine by Roy Whittle (http://www.javascript-fx.com/)
* This notice must stay intact for legal use.
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
* Code via http://bloggerstop.net
***********************************************/

var persistclose=0 //set to 0 or 1. 1 means once the bar is manually closed, it will remain closed for browser session
var startX = 30 //set x offset of bar in pixels
var startY = 5 //set y offset of bar in pixels






var verticalpos="fromtop" //enter "fromtop" or "frombottom"
function iecompattest(){
return (document.compatMode &amp;&amp;
document.compatMode!="BackCompat")? document.documentElement : document.body
}

function get_cookie(Name) {
var search = Name + "="
var returnvalue = "";
if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search)
if (offset != -1) {
offset += search.length
end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset);
if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length;
returnvalue=unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
}
}
return returnvalue;
}

function closebar(){
if (persistclose)
document.cookie="remainclosed=1"
document.getElementById("topbar").style.visibility="hidden"
}

function staticbar(){
barheight=document.getElementById("topbar").offsetHeight
var ns = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") != -1) || window.opera;
var d = document;
function ml(id){
var el=d.getElementById(id);
if (!persistclose || persistclose &amp;&amp; get_cookie("remainclosed")=="")
el.style.visibility="visible"
if(d.layers)el.style=el;
el.sP=function(x,y){this.style.left=x+"px";this.style.top=y+"px";};
el.x = startX;
if (verticalpos=="fromtop")
el.y = startY;
else{
el.y = ns ? pageYOffset + innerHeight : iecompattest().scrollTop + iecompattest().clientHeight;
el.y -= startY;
}
return el;
}
window.stayTopLeft=function(){
if (verticalpos=="fromtop"){
var pY = ns ? pageYOffset : iecompattest().scrollTop;
ftlObj.y += (pY + startY - ftlObj.y)/8;
}
else{
var pY = ns ? pageYOffset + innerHeight - barheight: iecompattest().scrollTop + iecompattest().clientHeight - barheight;
ftlObj.y += (pY - startY - ftlObj.y)/8;
}
ftlObj.sP(ftlObj.x, ftlObj.y);
setTimeout("stayTopLeft()", 10);
}
ftlObj = ml("topbar");
stayTopLeft();
}

if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", staticbar, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", staticbar)
else if (document.getElementById)
window.onload=staticbar
</script>

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Now click Save Template
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And go to Layout -> Page Elements -> Click on "Add a Gadget" and select it as "HTML/JavaScript" type. And then paste this code in to it:

<div id="topbar">
<a href="#" onclick="closebar(); return false"><img src="http://i37.tinypic.com/2vd051i.gif" align="right" border="0" />
<a href="http://bdlab.blogspot.com/" onclick="closebar(); return true">Your content here.
</div>

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Now click Save