/***********************************************
* Fading Ticker Tape Script- ? Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice must stay intact for use
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
***********************************************/

//with slight modufication for nip website by andri...

var speed = 2000;

var endcolor_hex = new Array();
endcolor_hex[0] = 51;
endcolor_hex[1] = 51;
endcolor_hex[2] = 51;

var startcolor_hex = new Array();
startcolor_hex[0] = endcolor_hex[0] + 90;
startcolor_hex[1] = endcolor_hex[1] + 90;
startcolor_hex[2] = endcolor_hex[2] + 90;

var endcolor = "rgb(" + endcolor_hex[0] + "," + endcolor_hex[1] + "," + endcolor_hex[2] +")";

var frame = 30;

var ie = document.all;
var ns6 = document.getElementById;
var ns4 = document.layers;

var news_i = 0;

tickerobject = ie? subtickertape: ns6? document.getElementById("subtickertape") : document.tickertape.document;

function regenerate(){
	window.location.reload();
}

function regenerate2(){
	if (document.layers)
		setTimeout("window.onresize=regenerate",450);
}

function bgcolorfade() {	         	
	if(frame>0) {	
		startcolor_hex[0]  = startcolor_hex[0] - 5;
		startcolor_hex[1]  = startcolor_hex[1] - 5;
		startcolor_hex[2]  = startcolor_hex[2] - 5;
		
		tickerobject.style.backgroundColor = "rgb("+ startcolor_hex[0] + "," + startcolor_hex[1] + "," + startcolor_hex[2] + ")";
		
		frame--;
		
		setTimeout("bgcolorfade()",50);	
	}
	else{
		tickerobject.style.backgroundColor = endcolor;
		
		frame = 15;
		
		startcolor_hex[0] = endcolor_hex[0] + 90;
		startcolor_hex[1] = endcolor_hex[1] + 90;
		startcolor_hex[2] = endcolor_hex[2] + 90;
	}   
}

function updatecontent(){
	
	if (ie||ns6)
		bgcolorfade();
	
	if (ns4){
		tickerobject.subtickertape.document.write(news[i]);
		tickerobject.subtickertape.document.close();
	}
	else 
		tickerobject.innerHTML = news[news_i];
	
	if (news_i<news.length-1)
		news_i++;
	else
		news_i = 0;
	
	setTimeout("updatecontent()",speed);
}