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There's an annoying bug where the text edit magnifier either freezes, won't move with your finger or won't show up at all. Then to edit text at the beginning of the message you either have to backspace and retype from the mistake on or clear the box and start over. But other than that glitch, this is a fun app that I didn't hesitate to buy after trying out the free version and seeing how many more features the paid version had. Four stars with the text bug and five stars once it's fixed.

For those that need help with Heart symbols. You need to install the Japanse keyboard. Go to Settings, International, Keyboards, Japnese, and turn on both Qwerty and Kana. Run Banner. Edit your Message. There should be a globe next to your space bar, click on globe till you see a Numpad pattern on your screen with Japanese characters in it. Once you see the Number pad display with Japanese characters in it, hit the "ABC" till you see actual numbers in the number pad. The number one should have 3 symbols below the number. To enter heart for example. hit number "1" twice, it should popup a menu, select the "Right Arrow," it should expand a menu where you can select a page of symbols such as an umbrella, heart, etc. Good luck. My wish list, be able to turn my banner into screen saver so when my iphone is locked (auto lock in 5 mins) it would still display my banner. I can turn off auto lock in settings, but it will expose my data if somebody would walk away with my iphone.

...and get this app. for a fraction of the price, you can turn your $300 iPhone into a ghettofied LCD belt buckle. you know... the ones they sell at your local mall with all the other bling bling stuff. now you can scroll your phone number in the club for all those ladies you're going to pick up. seriously though. this is a great little app. it would be really cool if you could somehow put a bunch of iPhones together to make a long marque but that's probably in the next version. i love this app!!! get it, you will find it useful for something, someday.. maybe. =)

This Banner program does exactly what it says it does - allows you to make a banner that scrolls across your iPod and repeats as long as you want it to. The color and style can be changed, and there are plenty of characters to use to spruce up your banner. I learned about this from a German friend during a recent business trip, but my wife saw it and she just had to have it. Its a lot of fun and a great conversation starter. Works well when you are trying to get attention of the waitress or waiter, too. Also, at $0.99, it is a great value. Don R.

My first paid app... and I love it. Very nice app, the addition of the scroll speed is the big 1-up over the free app, but all the extra options make it well worth the $1. One thing it's missing is the ability to scroll properly based on the iPhone's orientation. Right now it only scrolls so that it's readable with the volume buttons down. Might save somebody from that hot one in the bar getting away cuz they walked off laughing at your upside-down phone #. Making it orient itself using the built-in motion sensors would make this a perfect app.