Simple JavaScript Animation for 1 Second to Highlight Text?

Question

I searched by google but I found that much I can\'t overview it all, so I need your experience:

I need to highlight a text for 1 second. For example a simple \"blink\"-e

Answer 1

function highlightFor(id,color,seconds){
    var element = document.getElementById(id)
    var origcolor = element.style.backgroundColor
    element.style.backgroundColor = color;
    var t = setTimeout(function(){
       element.style.backgroundColor = origcolor;
    },(seconds*1000));
}

should work. Supply it with the id of the element, the highlight color and the time you want the highlight to display for (in seconds). For example

highlightFor('object','yellow',3);

EDIT: As far as colours set in stylesheets is concerned, I strongly suggest using a javascript library (like jQuery). I know you say that you've had some problems with it, but it's most likely there's a tiny bug in the code you've written that's giving you that opinion. Just ask on SO if you have any questions about jQuery!