//Translucent scroller- By Dynamic Drive
//For full source code and more DHTML scripts, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
//This credit MUST stay intact for use

var scroller_width='200px'  // Set the width of the scroller
var scroller_height='100px' // Set the height of the scroller
var bgcolor='#CCFFFF'	    // Set the background color (RGB) of the scroller

var pause=8000 //SET PAUSE BETWEEN SLIDE (3000=3 seconds)

// Set the font of the text in the scroller
var strFont = "<p align='center'><font face='Arial' size='2' color='#000000'>"
var strEndfont = "</font></p>"

var scrollercontent=new Array()

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Define scroller contents. Extend or contract array as needed
scrollercontent[0] = strFont + "Reading this only <em>seems</em> like a colossal waste of time." + strEndfont
scrollercontent[1] = strFont + "The Future is Now, if not sooner!" + strEndfont
scrollercontent[2] = strFont + "If you can read this, you're too close!" + strEndfont
scrollercontent[3] = strFont + "Why is 'abbreviation' such a long word?" + strEndfont;
scrollercontent[4] = strFont + "What's another word for 'synonym'?" + strEndfont;
scrollercontent[5] = strFont + "Why isn't 'phonetic' spelled the way it sounds?" + strEndfont;
scrollercontent[6] = strFont + "Where do forest rangers go to get away from it all?" + strEndfont;
scrollercontent[7] = strFont + "Why don't the letters in 'acronym' stand for anything?" + strEndfont;
scrollercontent[8] = strFont + "Why don't sheep shrink in the rain?" + strEndfont
scrollercontent[9] = strFont + "Why is 'dyslexic' so hard to spell?" + strEndfont
scrollercontent[10] = strFont + "This isn't an optical illusion, it just looks that way." + strEndfont
scrollercontent[11] = strFont + "Change is inevitable (except from vending machines)." + strEndfont
scrollercontent[12] = strFont + "No animals were harmed in the making of this website." + strEndfont
scrollercontent[13] = strFont + "This site is made entirely from recycled electrons!" + strEndfont
scrollercontent[14] = strFont + "Earth may be a messy place to live, but it comes with an annual free trip around the sun!" + strEndfont

var ie4=document.all;
var dom=document.getElementById&&navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")==-1;

//***************************************************************************
function resetit(what){
curpos=parseInt(scroller_height)*(1)
var crossobj=ie4? eval("document.all."+what) : document.getElementById(what)
crossobj.style.top=curpos+"px"
}

//***************************************************************************
function startit(){

// Start at a random point
curindex = Math.floor(Math.random() * (scrollercontent.length - 1) + 1);

crossobj=ie4? eval("document.all."+curcanvas) : dom? document.getElementById(curcanvas) : document.tickernsmain.document.tickernssub
if (ie4||dom)
{
	crossobj.innerHTML=scrollercontent[curindex]
	rotateslide()
}
else
{
	document.tickernsmain.visibility='show'
	curindex++
	setInterval("rotateslide()",pause)
}

}

var curpos=scroller_height*(1)
var degree=10
var curcanvas="canvas0"
var curindex=0
var nextindex=1

//***************************************************************************
function moveslide(){
if (curpos>0)
{
	curpos=Math.max(curpos-degree,0)
	tempobj.style.top=curpos+"px"
}
else
{
	clearInterval(dropslide)
	if (crossobj.filters)
		crossobj.filters.alpha.opacity=100
	else if (crossobj.style.MozOpacity)
		crossobj.style.MozOpacity=1
	
	nextcanvas=(curcanvas=="canvas0")? "canvas0" : "canvas1"
	tempobj=ie4? eval("document.all."+nextcanvas) : document.getElementById(nextcanvas)
	tempobj.innerHTML=scrollercontent[curindex]
	nextindex=(nextindex<scrollercontent.length-1)? nextindex+1 : 0
	setTimeout("rotateslide()",pause)
}
}

//***************************************************************************
function rotateslide(){
if (ie4||dom)
	{
	resetit(curcanvas)
	crossobj=tempobj=ie4? eval("document.all."+curcanvas) : document.getElementById(curcanvas)
	crossobj.style.zIndex++
	if (crossobj.filters)
		document.all.canvas0.filters.alpha.opacity=document.all.canvas1.filters.alpha.opacity=20
	else if (crossobj.style.MozOpacity)
		document.getElementById("canvas0").style.MozOpacity=document.getElementById("canvas1").style.MozOpacity=0.2

	var temp='setInterval("moveslide()",50)'
		dropslide=eval(temp)
		curcanvas=(curcanvas=="canvas0")? "canvas1" : "canvas0"
	}
	else if (document.layers)
	{
		crossobj.document.write(scrollercontent[curindex])
		crossobj.document.close()
	}

// Increment to the next message, wrapping around to the beginning as needed.
curindex=(curindex<scrollercontent.length-1)? curindex+1 : 0

}


//***************************************************************************
function WriteIt()
{
if (ie4||dom)
document.write('<div style="position:relative;width:'+scroller_width+';height:'+scroller_height+';overflow:hidden"><div id="canvas0" style="position:absolute;background-color:'+bgcolor+';width:'+scroller_width+';height:'+scroller_height+';top:'+scroller_height+';filter:alpha(opa city=20);-moz-opacity:0.2;"></div><div id="canvas1" style="position:absolute;background-color:'+bgcolor+';width:'+scroller_width+';height:'+scroller_height+';top:'+scroller_height+';filter:alpha(opa city=20);-moz-opacity:0.2;"></div></div>')
else if (document.layers){
document.write('<ilayer id=tickernsmain visibility=hide width='+scroller_width+' height='+scroller_height+' bgColor='+bgcolor+'><layer id=tickernssub width='+scroller_width+' height='+scroller_height+' left=0 top=0>'+scrollercontent[0]+'</layer></ilayer>')
}

if (ie4||dom||document.layers)
	window.onload=startit
}