#b2 daily quotes#
Written by Mike W @ www.dhtmlshock.com.
Source: http://www.dhtmlshock.com/scrollers/DailyTip/default.asp
Adjusted by Sigg3.net for integration to the b2 system.

This javascript includes a daily quote on your site (see live demo @ www.sigg3.net)
that rotates based on the day of the month.

STEP 1:
Create a file with the following code and call it b2quotes.php:

<! -- // CODE (begin copy here) -->

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
/*
Daily Tip Script
Copyright Mike W. (www.dvol.com/~users/mikew)
To add more shock to your site, visit www.DHTML Shock.com
*/

<!-- Begin
var msg = new Array();
Stamp = new Date();
today = Stamp.getDate();
msg[1] = "&laquo;A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.&raquo;<br><br>(Unknown)";
msg[2] = "&laquo;L'enfer, c'est les autres.&raquo;<br><br>(Jean-Paul Sartre)";
msg[3] = "&laquo;The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is or has been is but the twilight of the dawn&raquo;<br><br>(H.G Wells)";
msg[4] = "&laquo;I am an aristocrat. I love liberty; I hate equality&raquo;<br><br>(John Randolph)";
msg[5] = "&laquo;Sink or swim.&raquo;<br><br>(Russian proverb)";
msg[6] = "&laquo;It walks like a duck, it quacks like a duck, it looks like a duck... but it's a penguin&raquo;<br><br>(kekePower)";
msg[7] = "&laquo;Believe me or not, but believe me.&raquo;<br><br>(Sigg3's sister)";
msg[8] = "&laquo;Be nice to people on your way up, because you're going to meet them all on your way down&raquo;<br><br>(Jimmy Durante)";
msg[9] = "&laquo;All in all is all we are&raquo;<br><br>(Kurt Cobain)";
msg[10] = "&laquo;If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up&raquo;<br><br>(Hunter S. Thompson)";
msg[11] = "&laquo;The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider it&raquo;<br><br>(Joan Rivers)";
msg[12] = "&laquo;To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing&raquo;<br><br>(Elbert Hubbard)";
msg[13] = "&laquo;Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's ignorance&raquo;<br><br>(Anthony de Mello)";
msg[14] = "&laquo;Most of us don't know exactly what we want, but we're pretty sure we don't have it&raquo;<br><br>(Alfred E. Neuman)";
msg[15] = "&laquo;If a forest catches fire, both the dry and the wet will burn&raquo;<br><br>(Afghani proverb)";
msg[16] = "&laquo;A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval&raquo;<br><br>(Mark Twain)";
msg[17] = "&laquo;I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.&raquo;<br><br>(Mitch Hedberg)";
msg[18] = "&laquo;The reason most people are lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory&raquo;<br><br>(Alfred E. Neuman)";
msg[19] = "&laquo;Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth&raquo;<br><br>(Don Marquis)";
msg[20] = "&laquo;Be patient with a bad neighbor. Maybe he’ll leave or a disaster will take him out&raquo;<br><br>(Egyptian proverb)";
msg[21] = "&laquo;Amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic&raquo;<br><br>(unknown)";
msg[22] = "&laquo;I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it&raquo;<br><br>(George Carlin)";
msg[23] = "&laquo;Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now&raquo;<br><br>(Goethe)";
msg[24] = "&laquo;If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it&raquo;<br><br>(W.C Fields)";
msg[25] = "&laquo;One good quote is worth a book&raquo;<br><br>(unknown)";
msg[26] = "&laquo;Soyez r&eacute;alistes, demandez l'impossible!&raquo;<br><br>(Anonymous grafiti, Paris 1968 )";
msg[27] = "&laquo;There is a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot&raquo;<br><br>(CoRDS)";
msg[28] = "&laquo;I don't have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who'd be mad at me for saying that&raquo;<br><br>(Mitch Hedberg)";
msg[29] = "&laquo;Extreme feminine beauty is always disturbing&raquo;<br><br>(Spock stardate 5818.4)";
msg[30] = "&laquo;A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her&raquo;<br><br>(W.C Fields)";
msg[31] = "&laquo;Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends&raquo;<br><br>(Tom Waits)";

function writeTip() {
document.write(msg[today]);
}
//  End -->
</script>

<!-- // /CODE (end copy here) -->

Then copy it to your server and CHMOD it 766, so you can edit it in b2's "edit template" page.


STEP 2:
In the <head> of your b2 template file (e.g. index.php, b2.php etc.) put this line:
<?php include("b2quotes.php"); ?>

STEP 3
And where you want the script to display your quote:
<Script type="text/javascript">writeTip();</script>

CUSTOMIZING (optional):
As you can see, the set-up is quite simple. Each line is one day of the month and it is ended by a semicolon;
msg[1] = "&laquo;A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.&raquo;<br><br>(Unknown)";
The quotes at the beginning and the end is a part of the javascript syntax, so do not remove them.
If you want to use " instead of &laquo; and &raquo;, you should use the correct HTML 4.01 &quot; entity.

This would display this on the 1st of Month:
<!-- //Example -->
«A day without sunshine is like, you know, night»

(Unknown)
<!-- //end -->

You should update your quotes on a regular basis. A good source for free quotes is http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page
What you must keep in mind is to never remove any of the "s in the script, but remove any "s from the quote itself.
If your quote is "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." by John Randolph
and you want it to be displayed on the 4th day of the month, the line would be:
msg[4] = "&quot;There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.&quot; by John Randolph";

The Javascript can not strip the "s of the quote,
so you should either use &quot; for ", &laquo; for « and &raquo; for » or just leave it as it is.
(for a full list see the HTML 4.01 entities reference at http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_entitiesref.asp)

The script can also be modified to display different pictures, links etc. since it is fully html customizable.
If you get any errors or your quotes are not displayed, you've probably just messed up the "s.

This script is copyrighted by Mike W. at www.dhtmlshock.com
Original source: http://www.dhtmlshock.com/scrollers/DailyTip/default.asp