On ebay #2164581859, the Seller (BoogieWiz) encircled my cursor with
the slogan 'BoogieWiz loves Disney' ...

It then followed my cursor, dancing around the screen.

This was on ebay UK.

Hi PBP,

I used the "view source" feature of my web browser to look at the html
code for that eBay page.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2164581859

BoogieWiz has included a little Javascript program on his page. As
you've noticed, the progam makes a text string "orbit" around your
mouse.

If you view the source for the page, the code begins:
 
<script language=JavaScript>
<!-- 
yourLogo='Boogiewiz loves Disney ';logoFont='Arial';
logoSize=2; // 1-7 only! for larger font sizes alter logoWidth/Height
accordingly!
logoColor='ff6600';
logoWidth=50;
logoHeight=50;
logoSpeed=0.03;
//
yourLogo=yourLogo.split('');
L=yourLogo.length;

[ etc. etc. etc. down to: 

window.onload=Delay;
//-->
</script>


This same javascript code can be found on several web pages under
various titles such as "Mouse Trailer," "Logo Orbit" or "Text Mouse
Circler."

In all probability, BoogieWiz simply copied this code from somewhere
on the web and simply substituted his "Boogiewiz loves Disney" message
in as the "logo."

If you're into javascript programming, take a look at this page which
explains the various elements of the script:

"Mouse Trailers"
http://www.pec.edu/cybyrus/10thissue/mouse.htm

Here's the same code on a German site:

"Text-Maus-Trailer"
http://www.free-solutions.de/js/dhtml_cursor_textmousecircle.html

search strategy:
ebay.co.uk, item 2164581859
view source
logosize, onmousemove

I hope this helps. Thanks.

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 23 Jun 2003 23:57 PDT

I meant to say:

'... the program makes a text string "orbit" around your mouse cursor.'

Sorry about that.

Hi, Juggler

Many thanks for explaining it so fully.

Now, tell me how to make your 5 stars orbit around this page with the logo:

Juggler is THE KING

Thank you for the tip!

I couldn't quite get the requested logo trailer to work, so I changed
it a bit. ;-)   Be sure to use Internet Explorer, as the script
doesn't seem to work with all browsers.
http://jugglerresearch.coolfreepage.com/trailer.html

[sorry for all the pop-up ads associated with coolfreepage.com.  I
couldn't find any free hosting sites without ads]
 
-juggler

Wow Juggler!

Many thanks ... 

You are a GENIUS!

KR

Bryan