var list; // global list variable cache
var tickerObj; // global tickerObj cache
var hex = 255;

function fadeText(divId) {
  if(tickerObj)
  {
    if(hex>0) {
      hex-=5; // increase color darkness
      tickerObj.style.color="rgb("+hex+","+hex+","+hex+")";
      setTimeout("fadeText('" + divId + "')", fadeSpeed); 
    } else
      hex=255; //reset hex value
  }
}

function initialiseList(divId) 
{
     tickerObj = document.getElementById(divId);
     if(!tickerObj)
        reportError("Could not find a div element with id \"" + divId + "\"");
     list = tickerObj.childNodes;
     if(list.length <= 0)
        reportError("The div element \"" + divId + "\" does not have any children");
    var browser=navigator.appName;
//    var b_version=navigator.appVersion;
//    var version=parseFloat(b_version);
    
//    alert(b_version);
//    alert(version);
    if(browser == 'Netscape' || browser == 'Safari')
    {
            if(list.length ==3)
            {
                list[1].style.display = "block";

            }
            else
            {
                for (var i=0; i<list.length; i++) 
                {
                    var node = list[i];
                    if (node.nodeType == 3 && !/\S/.test(node.nodeValue)) 
                        tickerObj.removeChild(node);
                }
                run(divId, 0);
            }
    }
    else
    {
            if(list.length ==1)
            {
                list[0].style.display = "block";
            }
            else
            {
                for (var i=0; i<list.length; i++) 
                {
                    var node = list[i];
                    if (node.nodeType == 3 && !/\S/.test(node.nodeValue)) 
                        tickerObj.removeChild(node);
                }
                run(divId, 0);
            }
    }
    

    

}

function run(divId, count) {
  fadeText(divId);
  list[count].style.display = "block";

  if(count > 0)
    list[count-1].style.display = "none";
  else
    list[list.length-1].style.display = "none";
  count++;
  if(count == list.length)
    count = 0;
  window.setTimeout("run('" + divId + "', " + count+ ")", interval*1000);
}
function reportError(error) 
{
  alert("The script could not run because you have errors:\n\n" + error);
  return false;
}

var interval = 7; // interval in seconds
var fadeSpeed = 40; // fade speed, the lower the speed the faster the fade.  40 is normal.