/*
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 = 5000; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=30; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor
var stepdelay=30; // time in miliseconds of a single step

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

var fadelinks=1;  //should links inside scroller content also fade like text? 0 for no, 1 for yes.

var startcolor= new Array(169,23,12); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(255,255,255); // end color (red, green, blue)

//var startcolor= new Array(255,255,255); // start color (red, green, blue)
//var endcolor=new Array(0,0,0); // end color (red, green, blue)

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

// 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 = 2000

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

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 initnews() {
	if (DOM2 || (ie4 && win)) {
		document.write('<span id="fscroller"></span>');
	}
	else {
		document.write('');
	}
}