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

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");

	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);

	if (!firstTime)
		opacity(divId, 100, 0, 500)
	//pause(1500)


	if(count > 0){
		list[count-1].style.display = "none";
	}else{
		list[list.length-1].style.display = "none";
	}

	list[count].style.display = "block";

	if (!firstTime)
		opacity(divId, 0, 100, 500)
	else
		firstTime = false

	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;
}
function pause(ms){
	var timer = new Date();
	var curTime = null;
	do { curTime = new Date(); }
	while(curTime-timer < ms);
}