//ticker.js
//copyright 2004 by Matthias Schlachter

var i = 0;
var object;
var waitTime = 4000;
var runScroll = true;

function initialize(element) {
	if (document.all) object = document.all(element);
	else if (document.getElementById) object = document.getElementById(element);
	else if (document.layers) object = document.layers(element);
	changeText();
}
function changeText() {
	object.innerHTML=textArray[i];
	setTimeout("blankText()",waitTime);
}
function blankText() {
	if (runScroll) {
		object.innerHTML='';
		if (i < textArray.length-1)	i++;
		else i=0;
		setTimeout("changeText()",200);
	} else {
		setTimeout("blankText()",10);
	}
}

function scrollText(step) {
	i += parseInt(step);
	if (i<1) i =textArray.length-1;
	if (i>=textArray.length) i = 1;
	object.innerHTML=textArray[i];
}

function startScroll() {
	runScroll=true;
}

function stopScroll() {
	runScroll=false;
}

setTimeout("initialize('spalte');",500);