/***********************************************
* 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
***********************************************/

arNews = [
"Completely hardware based",
"No software to install",
"Can be added to your computer at anytime",
"Supports any operating system",
"The two hard drives can use two different operating systems",
"The un-selected drive is completely secure",
"Parental controls only added to your children's drive, not yours",
"Turn your “ordinary” computer into the ultimate speed demon"
]

var delay = 6000; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=60; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor
var stepdelay=50; // time in miliseconds of a single step
//**Note: maxsteps*stepdelay will be total time in miliseconds of fading effect
var startcolor=new Array(243,124,1); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(255,255,255); // end color (red, green, blue)

begintag='<div style="font-size:16px; font-weight:bold; padding-right: 10px;">'; //set opening tag, such as font declarations
closetag='</div>';

var fwidth='490px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='50px'; //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>=arNews.length)
index=0
if (DOM2){
document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+startcolor[0]+", "+startcolor[1]+", "+startcolor[2]+")"
//document.getElementById("fscroller").innerHTML=begintag+arNews[index++]+'<br><br><span style="float: right; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold">'+arNews[index++]+'</span>'+closetag

document.getElementById("fscroller").innerHTML=begintag+arNews[index++]+''+closetag

if (fadelinks)
linkcolorchange(1);
colorfade(1, 15);
}
else if (ie4)
document.all.fscroller.innerHTML=begintag+arNews[index++]+'<br><br>'+arNews[index++]+closetag;

}

// 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);
}
}


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+'"></div>');

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