// Copyright J M D - Use Without Permission Prohibited

var delay = 25000; // The delay between message panel change (in ms)
var maxsteps=30;   // Number of steps before change from start color to endcolor
var stepdelay=30;  // Time in ms of each single step
//**Note: maxsteps*stepdelay will be total time in miliseconds of fading effect
var startcolor= new Array(206,204,189); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(0,0,0);

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

fcontent[0]="<strong>Jan. 12th, 2010<br><hr><a href=\"./altcar_dates.html\">Jan-March 2010 Altcar Dates Now Set!</strong><br><br>The new 2010 Altcar shooting dates are now published on the site. Click here to take a look..</a>";
fcontent[1]="<strong>Aug. 15th, 2009<br><hr>New 2009-2010 Membership Cards Prepared..</strong><br><br>The new 2009-2010 membership cards are ready for issuing. A big thanks to Ian and Mike for sorting these out.";
fcontent[2]="<strong>Jun. 01st, 2009<br><hr>2008/9 (Winter) Competition Results Posted..</strong><br><br>Competition results for (Winter) 2009 are now on the site - see right.";
fcontent[3]="<strong>Mar. 23rd, 2009<br><hr>PicBoard Picture Gallery Updated..</strong><br><br><a href=\"./gallery.html\">Lots more pictures added! Click here to view the PicBoard Gallery..</a>";
fcontent[4]="<strong>Feb. 26th, 2009<br><hr>Articles Page Updated..</strong><br><br><a href=\"./articles_reviews_idx.html\">Click here to take a look..</a>";


closetag='</div>';

var fwidth='373px';  // Scroller width
var fheight='117px'; // Scroller height (230px normally)

var fadelinks=1;  // Links inside scroller content also fade like text? 0 for no, 1 for yes.


var ie4=document.all&&!document.getElementById;
var DOM2=document.getElementById;
var faderdelay=0;
var index=0;


function changecontent(){
  if (index>=fcontent.length)
    index=0
  if (DOM2){
    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++
}


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);
  }
}

var fadecounter;
function colorfade(step) {
  if(step<=maxsteps) {	
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=getstepcolor(step);
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(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);
	
  }   
}

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 (ie4||DOM2)
  document.write('<div id="fscroller" style="border:0px solid black;width:'+fwidth+';height:'+fheight+'"></div>');

if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", changecontent, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", changecontent)
else if (document.getElementById)
window.onload=changecontent