////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// 
// This code found at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex2/fadescroll.htm
//
// Fading Scroller- © Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
// This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
// Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//var fcontent=new Array();
//begintag='<div style="font: bold 11px Arial; padding: 0px;">'; //set opening tag, such as font declarations
//fcontent[0]="News Release #1";
//fcontent[1]="News Release #2";
//fcontent[2]="News Release #3";
//fcontent[3]="News Release #4";
//closetag='</div>';

var delay = 4500; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=15; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor
var stepdelay=80; // time in miliseconds of a single step
//**Note: maxsteps*stepdelay will be total time in miliseconds of fading effect
var startcolor= new Array(255,255,255); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(26,96,158); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fwidth='340px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='15px'; //set scroller height
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 ie4=document.all&&!document.getElementById;
var DOM2=document.getElementById;
var faderdelay=0;
var index=0;

/*Rafael Raposo edited function*/
//function to change content
function changecontent(){
  if (index>=fcontent.length)
    index=0
  if (DOM2){
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+startcolor[0]+", "+startcolor[1]+", "+startcolor[2]+")"
    document.getElementById("fscroller").innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(1);
    colorfade(1, 15);
  }
  else if (ie4)
    document.all.fscroller.innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag;
  index++
}

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

function linkcolorchange(step){
  var obj=document.getElementById("fscroller").getElementsByTagName("A");
  if (obj.length>0){
    for (i=0;i<obj.length;i++)
      obj[i].style.color=getstepcolor(step);
  }
}

/*Rafael Raposo edited function*/
var fadecounter;
function colorfade(step) {
  if(step<=maxsteps) {	
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=getstepcolor(step);
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(step);
    step++;
    fadecounter=setTimeout("colorfade("+step+")",stepdelay);
  }else{
    clearTimeout(fadecounter);
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+endcolor[0]+", "+endcolor[1]+", "+endcolor[2]+")";
    setTimeout("changecontent()", delay);
	
  }   
}

/*Rafael Raposo's new function*/
function getstepcolor(step) {
  var diff
  var newcolor=new Array(3);
  for(var i=0;i<3;i++) {
    diff = (startcolor[i]-endcolor[i]);
    if(diff > 0) {
      newcolor[i] = startcolor[i]-(Math.round((diff/maxsteps))*step);
    } else {
      newcolor[i] = startcolor[i]+(Math.round((Math.abs(diff)/maxsteps))*step);
    }
  }
  return ("rgb(" + newcolor[0] + ", " + newcolor[1] + ", " + newcolor[2] + ")");
}

function Ticker()
{
if (ie4||DOM2)
  document.write('<div id="fscroller" style="border:0px; width:'+fwidth+';height:'+fheight+'"></div>');

	if (window.addEventListener)
		window.addEventListener("load", changecontent, false)
	else if (window.attachEvent)
		window.attachEvent("onload", changecontent)
	else if (document.getElementById)
		window.onload=changecontent

}