/* tickertape.js */

var tickerPosition=0;
var mouseOnTicker=false;
var pixelsPerTick=-1;
var speed=pixelsPerTick;

function startticker() {
	setTimeout('ticker()',0500);
}

function ticker() {
  if (mouseOnTicker) {
    speed += (speed < 0 ? 1 : 0);
  } else {
    speed -= (speed > pixelsPerTick ? 1 : 0);
  }
  tickerPosition += speed;
  if ( tickerPosition < -(document.getElementById('ticker').offsetWidth) )  {
    tickerPosition = document.getElementById('tickerpanel').offsetWidth;
  }
  document.getElementById('ticker').style.left=tickerPosition;
  setTimeout('ticker()',17);
}

// EOF