var tickertapeform
tt_speed=350
tt_len=20
tt_space="                                                                                                    "
tt_tid = 0;
tt_message="."
tt_c= -tt_len;

function move() {
  cend=Math.min(tt_c+tt_len,tt_message.length)
  if (tt_c <0)
    cstart=0;
  else
    cstart=tt_c;
  if (tt_c < 0)
    tt_f.scroll.value=tt_space.substring(0,-tt_c) + tt_message.substring(cstart,cend)
  else
    tt_f.scroll.value=tt_message.substring(cstart,cend)
  	tt_c = tt_c +1;
  if (tt_c == tt_message.length ) tt_c = -tt_len;
  	tt_tid=window.setTimeout("move()",tt_speed);
}
 
function tt_start(x) {
  tt_f=x
  tt_tid=window.setTimeout("move()",tt_speed);
}

function tt_cleartid() {
	window.clearTimeout(tt_tid);
}


function ticker(m,l,s){
	tt_message=m
	tt_len=l
	tt_speed=s
	document.write('<form name="tickertapeform"><input name="scroll" id="formTicker" size="')
	document.write(tt_len)
	document.write('" value=""><a href="JavaScript: NewWindow(\'player/index.html\',\'Player\',\'300\',\'300\',\'no\');" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage(\'player\',\'\',\'images/go_player_over.png\',1)"><img src="images/go_player.png" name="player" border="0" width="41" height="41" style="position: absolute; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: -10px;" /></a></form>')
	tt_start(document.tickertapeform);
}

// for some reason on some pages this crashes netscape

function ticker(m){
	tt_message=m
	tt_len=35
	tt_speed=250
	document.write('<form name="tickertapeform"><input name="scroll" id="formTicker" size="20"><a href="JavaScript: NewWindow(\'player/index.html\',\'Player\',\'300\',\'300\',\'no\');" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage(\'player\',\'\',\'images/go_player_over.png\',1)"><img src="images/go_player.png" name="player" border="0" width="41" height="41" style="position: absolute; margin-left: -10px; margin-top: -10px;" /></a></form>');
	
	tt_start(document.tickertapeform);
}

var win= null;
function NewWindow(mypage,myname,w,h,scroll){
  var winl = (screen.width-w)/2;
  var wint = (screen.height-h)/2;
  var settings ='height='+h+',';
      settings +='width='+w+',';
      settings +='top='+wint+',';
      settings +='left='+winl+',';
      settings +='scrollbars='+scroll+',';
      settings +='resizable=yes';
  win=window.open(mypage,myname,settings);
  if(parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4){win.window.focus();}
}