// Copyright (c) 1999-2005 Cyber-dynamics International Inc. All Rights Reserved.

// set direction
var stRightToLeft = false;
// set no of pixels to scroll
var stSpeed = 1;
// set repeat in milliseconds
var stTick = 50;
// set Paused to true onmouseover in order to pause ticker
var stPaused = false;

function tickerStart() {
	var stContent = document.getElementById("ticker").innerHTML;
	var tickerSupported = false;
	var img = "<img src=images/trans.gif width="+ document.getElementById("ticker").style.width +" height=0>";

	// Firefox 
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox")!=-1) {
		document.getElementById("ticker").innerHTML = "<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='100%'><tr><td nowrap='nowrap'>"+img+"<span id='tickerBody' width='100%'>&nbsp;</span>"+img+"</td></tr></table>";
		tickerSupported = true;
	} 
	// IE
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")==-1) {
		document.getElementById("ticker").innerHTML = "<div nowrap='nowrap' style='width:100%;'>"+img+"<span id='tickerBody' width='100%'></span>"+img+"</div>";
		tickerSupported = true;
	}
	
	
	if(!tickerSupported) document.getElementById("ticker").outerHTML = ""; else {
		document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft = stRightToLeft ? document.getElementById("ticker").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("ticker").offsetWidth : 0;
		document.getElementById("tickerBody").innerHTML = stContent;
		document.getElementById("ticker").style.display="block";
		tickerTick();
	}
}

function tickerTick() {
	if(!stPaused) document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft += stSpeed * (stRightToLeft ? -1 : 1);
	if(stRightToLeft && document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft <= 0) document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft = document.getElementById("ticker").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("ticker").offsetWidth;
	if(!stRightToLeft && document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft >= document.getElementById("ticker").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("ticker").offsetWidth) document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft = 0;
	window.setTimeout("tickerTick();", stTick);
}