/*
Fading Scroller - By DynamicDrive.com
For full source code, and usage terms, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
This notice MUST stay intact for use
*/

var delay = 3000 //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)

begintag = '' // set opening tag, such as font declarations
closetag = '' // close tag

var fwidth = '400px' //set scroller width
var fheight = '100px' //set scroller height

var fadescheme = 0 //set 0 to fade text color from (white to black), 1 for (black to white)
var fadelinks = 1  //should links inside scroller content also fade like text? 0 for no, 1 for yes.

///No need to edit below this line/////////////////

var hex=(fadescheme==0)? 255 : 0
var startcolor=(fadescheme==0)? "rgb(255,255,255)" : "rgb(0,0,0)"
var endcolor=(fadescheme==0)? "rgb(0,0,0)" : "rgb(255,255,255)"

// browser detection
var ie4 = document.all&&!document.getElementById
var ns4 = document.layers
var DOM2 = document.getElementById
var win = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Windows") != -1) ? true : false;


var faderdelay=0
var index=0

if (DOM2) faderdelay = 3000

//function to change content
function changecontent() {

	if (index>=fcontent.length) {
		index=0;
	}

	if (DOM2){
		document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=startcolor
		document.getElementById("fscroller").innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag
		linksobj=document.getElementById("fscroller").getElementsByTagName("A")

		if (fadelinks) {
			linkcolorchange(linksobj)
			colorfade()
		}
	} else if (ie4 && win) {
		document.all.fscroller.innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag
	} else if (ns4) {
		document.fscrollerns.document.fscrollerns_sub.document.write(begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag)
		document.fscrollerns.document.fscrollerns_sub.document.close()
	}

	if (DOM2 || (ie4 && win) || ns4) {
		index++
		setTimeout("changecontent()",delay+faderdelay)
	}
}

// colorfade() partially by Marcio Galli for Netscape Communications.  ////////////
// Modified by Dynamicdrive.com

frame = 25;

function linkcolorchange(obj){
	if (obj.length>0) {
		for (i=0;i<obj.length;i++) {
			obj[i].style.color="rgb("+hex+","+hex+","+hex+")"
		}
	}
}

function colorfade() {
	// 20 frames fading process
	if(frame>0) {	
		hex=(fadescheme==0)? hex-12 : hex+12 // increase or decrease color value depd on fadescheme
		document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+hex+","+hex+","+hex+")"; // Set color value.
		if (fadelinks) {
			linkcolorchange(linksobj)
			frame--;
		}
		setTimeout("colorfade()", 30);
	} else {
		document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=endcolor;
		frame=20;
		hex=(fadescheme==0)? 255 : 0
	}   
}

function initnews() {
	if (DOM2 || (ie4 && win)) {
		document.write('<span id="fscroller"></span>');
	}
	else if (ns4) {
		document.write('<ilayer id="fscrollerns"><layer id="fscrollerns_sub" left=0 top=0></layer></ilayer>');
	}
	else {
		document.write('<a href="/news.htm">Click here for the latest news</a>');
	}
}