/***********************************************
* 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
* Slightly adopted by hawthorn - Agentur für Medien
***********************************************/

var delay = 4000; //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)

///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(){
var fcontent = document.getElementById("fscroller").getElementsByTagName("li");
var messages = new Array();
for (i=0; i<fcontent.length;i++) {
	messages[i] = fcontent[i].innerHTML;
	fcontent[i].style.display ="none";
	}

var begintag = "<li>";
var closetag = "</li>";
  if (index>=messages.length){
	index=0;
	}
  if (DOM2){
	fcontent[index].style.display ="inline";
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+startcolor[0]+", "+startcolor[1]+", "+startcolor[2]+")";
    document.getElementById("fscroller").getElementsByTagName("li").innerHTML=begintag+messages[index].innerHTML+closetag;
    colorfade(1, 15);
	}
  else if (ie4) {
    document.all.fscroller.innerHTML=begintag+messages[index].innerHTML+closetag;
  }
  index++;
 }

// colorfade() partially by Marcio Galli for Netscape Communications.  ////////////
// Modified by Dynamicdrive.com

/*Rafael Raposo edited function*/
var fadecounter;

function colorfade(step) {
  if(step<=maxsteps) {	
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=getstepcolor(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 (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", changecontent, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", changecontent)
else if (document.getElementById)
window.onload=changecontent