/**********************************************************************************
NewsSlideFade
*   Copyright (C) 2001 Thomas Brattli
*   This script was released at DHTMLCentral.com
*   Visit for more great scripts!
*   This may be used and changed freely as long as this msg is intact!
*   We will also appreciate any links you could give us.
*
*   Made by Thomas Brattli
*********************************************************************************/

function lib_bwcheck(){ //Browsercheck (needed)
	this.ver=navigator.appVersion
	this.agent=navigator.userAgent
	this.dom=document.getElementById?1:0
	this.opera5=this.agent.indexOf("Opera 5")>-1
	this.ie5=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 5")>-1 && this.dom && !this.opera5)?1:0;
	this.ie6=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 6")>-1 && this.dom && !this.opera5)?1:0;
	this.ie4=(document.all && !this.dom && !this.opera5)?1:0;
	this.ie=this.ie4||this.ie5||this.ie6
	this.mac=this.agent.indexOf("Mac")>-1
	this.ns6=(this.dom && parseInt(this.ver) >= 5) ?1:0;
	this.ns4=(document.layers && !this.dom)?1:0;
	this.bw=(this.ie6 || this.ie5 || this.ie4 || this.ns4 || this.ns6 || this.opera5)
	return this
}
var bw=new lib_bwcheck()


/***************************************************************************
Use the style tag to change the placement and width of the layers.
If you are trying to place this into a table cell or something make the
position of the divNewsCont layer relative...Remeber that that might crash
Netscape 4 though, Good luck!
********************************************************************************/
/****
Variables to set
****/

//How do you want the script to work?
//0 = Fade in - Fade out
//1 = Slide in - Fade out
//2 = Random
nWorks=0

//If you use the slide set these variables:
nSlidespeed=2 //in px
nNewsheight=100 //This is how long down it should start the slide

nBetweendelay=100 //The delay before fading out.
nFont='verdana, arial, sans-serif' //The font for the news
nFontsize=10 //font size in pixel
nFadespeed=300 //The speed to fade in, in milliseconds

//Set the colors, first color is same as background, last color is the color it stops at:
//You can have as many colors you want
nColor=new Array('#000000', '#333333','#666666','#999999','#CCCCCC','#EEEEEE','#FFFFFF')

/********************************************************************************
Object code...Object constructors and functions...
********************************************************************************/
function makeNewsObj(obj,nest,font,size,color,news,fadespeed,betweendelay,slidespeed,works,newsheight){
    nest=(!nest) ? "":'document.'+nest+'.'
   	this.css=bw.dom? document.getElementById(obj).style:bw.ie4?document.all[obj].style:bw.ns4?eval(nest+"document.layers." +obj):0;
   	this.writeref=bw.dom? document.getElementById(obj):bw.ie4?document.all[obj]:bw.ns4?eval(nest+"document.layers." +obj+".document"):0;
	if(font){
		this.color=new Array(); 
		this.color=eval(color); 
		this.news=new Array(); 
		this.news=eval(news);
		this.font=font; 
		this.size=size; 
		this.speed=fadespeed; 
		this.delay=betweendelay; 
		this.newsheight=newsheight;
		this.fadeIn=b_fadeIn;
		this.fadeOut=b_fadeOut; 
		this.newsWrite=b_newsWrite; 
		this.y=1;
		this.slideIn=b_slideIn; 
		this.moveIt=b_moveIt; 
		this.slideSpeed=slidespeed; 
		this.works=works;
		
		if(bw.dom || bw.ie4){
			this.css.fontFamily=this.font; 
			this.css.fontSize=this.size; 
			this.css.color=this.color[0];
		}
	}
	this.obj = obj + "Object"; 	eval(this.obj + "=this"); return this
}
function b_moveIt(x,y){this.x=x; this.y=y; this.css.left=this.x; this.css.top=this.y}

function b_newsWrite(num,i){
	if(bw.ns4){
		this.writeref.write("<font face=\""+this.font+"\" color=\""+this.color[i]+"\">"+this.news[num][0]+"</font><br>")
		this.writeref.write("<font face=\""+this.font+"\" color=\""+this.color[i]+"\">"+this.news[num][1]+"</font><br>")
		this.writeref.write("<font face=\""+this.font+"\" color=\""+this.color[i]+"\">"+this.news[num][2]+"</font>")
		this.writeref.close()
	} else {
		this.writeref.innerHTML='<a id="'+this.obj+'link' +'" style="text-decoration:none; font-size:'+this.size+'px; color:'+this.color[i]+'" href="#">'+this.news[num][0]+'<br><br>'+this.news[num][1]+'<br><br>'+this.news[num][2]+'</a>'
	}
}
//Slide in
function b_slideIn(num,i){
	if(this.y>0){
		if(i==0){this.moveIt(0,this.newsheight); this.newsWrite(num,this.color.length-1)}
		this.moveIt(this.x,this.y-this.slideSpeed); i++
		setTimeout(this.obj+".slideIn("+num+","+i+");",50)
	}else setTimeout(this.obj+".fadeOut("+num+","+(this.color.length-1)+")",this.delay)
}
//The fade functions
function b_fadeIn(num,i){
	if(i<this.color.length){
		if(i==0 || bw.ns4)	this.newsWrite(num,i)
		else{obj=bw.ie4?eval(this.obj+"link"):document.getElementById(this.obj+"link");obj.style.color=this.color[i]}
		i++; setTimeout(this.obj+".fadeIn("+num+","+i+")",this.speed)
	}else setTimeout(this.obj+".fadeOut("+num+","+(this.color.length-1)+")",this.delay)
}
function b_fadeOut(num,i){
	if(i>=0){
		if(i==0 || bw.ns4)	this.newsWrite(num,i)
		else{obj=bw.ie4?eval(this.obj+"link"):document.getElementById(this.obj+"link");obj.style.color=this.color[i]}
		i--; setTimeout(this.obj+".fadeOut("+num+","+i+")",this.speed)
	}else{
		num++; if(num==this.news.length) num=0
		works=!this.works?0:this.works==1?1:Math.round(Math.random())
		if(works==0) setTimeout(this.obj+".fadeIn("+num+",0)",500)
		else if(works==1){this.y=1; setTimeout(this.obj+".slideIn("+num+",0)",500)
		}
	}
}
/********************************************************************************************
The init function. Calls the object constructor and set some properties and starts the fade
*********************************************************************************************/
function fadeInit(){
	oNews=new makeNewsObj('divNews','divNewsCont',nFont,nFontsize,"nColor","nNews",nFadespeed,nBetweendelay,nSlidespeed,nWorks,nNewsheight)
	oNewsCont=new makeNewsObj('divNewsCont')
	works=!oNews.works?0:oNews.works==1?1:Math.round(Math.random())
	if(works==0) oNews.fadeIn(0,0)
	else if(works==1) oNews.slideIn(0,0)
	oNewsCont.css.visibility='visible'
}

//Calls the init function on pageload.
if(bw.bw) onload=fadeInit;