/***********************************************
* Fading Scroller- C 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 delay = 4000; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=30; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor
var stepdelay=40; // 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(255,255,255); // end color (red, green, blue)
//var fwidth='350px'; //set scroller width
//var fheight='20px'; //set scroller height
var fadelinks=0;  //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").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) {	
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(step);
    step++;
    fadecounter=setTimeout("colorfade("+step+")",stepdelay);
  }else{
    clearTimeout(fadecounter);
    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] + ")");
}

//if (ie4||DOM2)
//  document.write('<div id="fscroller"></div>');
if (window.addEventListener)  window.addEventListener("load", changecontent, false);
else if (window.attachEvent)  window.attachEvent("onload", changecontent);
else if (document.getElementById)  window.onload=changecontent;