var delay = 9000; //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(0,0,0); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fcontent=new Array();
begintag='<div style="font: normal 11px Tahoma; padding: 1px;">'; //set opening tag, such as font declarations
fcontent[0]="";
fcontent[1]="";


closetag='</div>';
closetag='</div>';

var fwidth='192px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='148px'; //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;


/*edited function*/
//function to change content
function changecontent(){
	if (document.getElementById("fscroller")!=null) {
	  if (index>=fcontent.length)
	    index=0
	  if (DOM2){
	  	if(document.getElementById("fscroller")) {
		    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() for Netscape Communications.  ////////////

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);
  }
}

/*edited function*/
var fadecounter;
function colorfade(step) {
  if(step<=maxsteps) {
  	if(document.getElementById("fscroller"))	
    	document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=getstepcolor(step);
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(step);
    step++;
    fadecounter=setTimeout("colorfade("+step+")",stepdelay);
  }else{
    clearTimeout(fadecounter);
    if (document.getElementById("fscroller")!=null) {
	    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+endcolor[0]+", "+endcolor[1]+", "+endcolor[2]+")";
	    setTimeout("changecontent()", delay);
	}
  }   
}

/*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] + ")");
}