var delay = 10000; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=100; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor
var stepdelay=30; // time in miliseconds of a single step
//**Note: maxsteps*stepdelay will be total time in miliseconds of fading effect
var startcolor= new Array(223,223,223); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(0,0,0); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fcontent=new Array();
begintag='<div style="text-decoration: none;">'; //set opening tag, such as font declarations
fcontent[0]="<b>The Munich Times is Launched.</b> Still some features to finish, but we are now live!";
fcontent[1]="<b>Munich Cinema Listings:</b> check out the only complete one-stop resource for all <a href='http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/munich-cinema-listings/' title='Munich cinemas'>English language movies showing in Munich.</a>";
fcontent[2]="<b>Traffic News:</b> would this be a useful service to TMT readers?  Let us know via the <a href='http://www.themunichtimes.com/services/contactus.php' title='Contact Munich Times'>Contact Us</a> page.";
fcontent[3]="<b>We are looking for journalists:</b> Want to write for The Munich Times?  Let us know via the <a href='http://www.themunichtimes.com/services/contactus.php' title='Contact Munich Times'>Contact Us</a> page.";
closetag='</div>';

var fwidth='800px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='22px'; //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;


//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++
}


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);
  }
}

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);
	
  }   
}

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" style="width:'+fwidth+';height:'+fheight+'; float:left; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div>');

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