/***********************************************
* 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 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=60; // time in miliseconds of a single step
//**Note: maxsteps*stepdelay will be total time in miliseconds of fading effect
var startcolor= new Array(154,160,167); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(255,255,255); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fcontent=new Array();

for (var i=0; i<js_list_array.length; i++) {
 //
 fcontent[i] = '<a href="'+js_list_array[i][1]+'" title="go to news item: \''+js_list_array[i][0]+'\'">'+js_list_array[i][0]+'</a>';
}

closetag='</span>';

var fwidth='440px'; //set scroller width
var fheight=''; //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=fcontent[index]+closetag
 if (fadelinks)
 linkcolorchange(1);
 colorfade(1, 15);
 }
 else if (ie4)
 document.all.fscroller.innerHTML=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] + ")");
}