closetag='</div>';

						
/***********************************************
* 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 = 7000; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=50; // 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(241,241,242); // start color (red, green, blue)14,56,97
var endcolor=new Array(13,111,179); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fwidth='158px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='100%'; //set scroller height 150px

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

///<b style=\"color:#fff0000;\"><a href='#'>more...</a></b>
///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=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) {	
		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] + ")");
}

if (ie4||DOM2)
	document.write('<div id="fscroller" style="border:0px solid #6b5c3b; width:'+fwidth+1+';height:'+fheight+'"></div>');

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