var list;
var tickerObj;
var hex = 255;

 function fadeOut(divID, time) {
  
    var speed = Math.round(time / 100);
    var frame = 0;
    
    for(fade = 100; fade > 0; fade--) { 
      setTimeout("setOpacity('"+divID+"', "+fade+")", (speed * frame));
      frame++;
    }
  
  }
  
  function fadeIn(divID, time) {

    var speed = Math.round(time / 100);
    var frame = 0;
    
    for(fade = 0; fade < 100; fade++) { 
      setTimeout("setOpacity('"+divID+"', "+fade+")", (speed * frame));
      frame++;
    }
  
  }
  
  function setOpacity(id, opacity) {
    var element = document.getElementById(id);
    if(document.all)
      element.style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
     
    else
      element.style.opacity = opacity / 100;
  }



function fadeText(divId) {
  if(tickerObj)
  {
    if(hex>0) {
     
     hex-=11; // 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) {
 
  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 =10; // interval in seconds
var fadeSpeed = 40;