//-- Original concept by Cameron Gregory cameron@corona.att.com
var tickertapeform
tt_speed=350
tt_len=35
tt_space="                                                                                                    "
tt_tid = 0;
tt_message="."
tt_c= -tt_len;

function move() 
{
  cend=Math.min(tt_c+tt_len,tt_message.length)
  if (tt_c <0)
    cstart=0;
  else
    cstart=tt_c;

  if (tt_c < 0)
    tt_f.scroll.value=tt_space.substring(0,-tt_c) + tt_message.substring(cstart,cend)
  else
    tt_f.scroll.value=tt_message.substring(cstart,cend)

  tt_c = tt_c +1;

  if (tt_c == tt_message.length ) 
    tt_c = -tt_len;

  tt_tid=window.setTimeout("move()",tt_speed);
}
function tt_start(x) 
{
  tt_f=x
  tt_tid=window.setTimeout("move()",tt_speed);
}
function tt_cleartid() 
{
  window.clearTimeout(tt_tid);
}
// for some reason on some pages this crashes netscape
function ticker(m,l,s)
{
  tt_message=m
  tt_len=l
  tt_speed=s
  document.write('<FORM name=tickertapeform><input name=scroll size=')
  document.write(tt_len)
  document.write(' value=""></FORM>')
  tt_start(document.tickertapeform);
}
// for some reason on some pages this crashes netscape
function ticker(m)
{
  tt_message=m
  tt_len=35
  tt_speed=250
  document.write('<FORM name=tickertapeform><input name=scroll size=35></FORM>');
  tt_start(document.tickertapeform);
}
function tickerstyle(m,l,s,style,onclick)
{
  tt_message=m;
  tt_speed=s;
  tt_len=l;
  tt_c= -tt_len;
  document.write('<FORM name=tickertapeform style="margin:0px;"><input name=scroll style="');
  document.write(style);
  
  if (onclick != '')
  {
    document.write('" onclick="' + onclick);  
  }
  
  document.write('" value=""></FORM>');
  tt_start(document.tickertapeform);
}
// end-->