var delay = 6500; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=40; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor
var stepdelay=30; // time in miliseconds of a single step
//**Note: maxsteps*stepdelay will be total time in miliseconds of fading effect
var startcolor= new Array(5,1,52); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(255,255,255); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fcontent=new Array();
begintag='<div style="font-family:arial,serifs;font-size:0.78em;font-weight:normal;margin:0px;border:0px;padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;">'; //set opening tag, such as font declarations
fcontent[0]="We have just been having loads of fun with the new website. It's fantastic and you should be VERY proud, we are. Thanks so much, it is better than we could have imagined.";
fcontent[1]="We've been fortunate to have had Carl set up, maintain and continually develop our website and support systems since the company's formation four years ago.";
fcontent[2]="His enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative approach not only keeps us on our toes but, more to the point, forever drives custom in our direction!";
fcontent[3]="<br>Thank you so so much for our fantastic website. It looks great.";
fcontent[4]="Carl Saunders has done a great job both in maintaining, managing and designing a great looking and up to the minute effective and easy to navigate website for my acts.";
fcontent[5]="I would be happy to recommend his services to anyone. He is like Ronseal, \"he does what it says on the tin\", and that's performing a good, reliable service.";
fcontent[6]="<br>Your website is looking fantastic, not only does it look good it is full of great info and easy to navigate around.";
fcontent[7]="<br>Carl you have done a great job... Really appreciate all your hard work in getting the site ready... the site is great.";
fcontent[8]="Thank you so much for working all your web magic, the web looks great and better and better all the time.<br>We all appreciate your work.";
closetag='</div>';

var fwidth='200px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='100px'; //set scroller height

var fadelinks=1;  //should links inside scroller content also fade like text? 0 for no, 1 for yes.

///No need to edit below this line/////////////////


var ie4=document.all&&!document.getElementById;
var DOM2=document.getElementById;
var faderdelay=0;
var index=0;


/*Rafael Raposo edited function*/
//function to change content
function changecontent(){
  if (index>=fcontent.length)
    index=0
  if (DOM2){
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+startcolor[0]+", "+startcolor[1]+", "+startcolor[2]+")"
    document.getElementById("fscroller").innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(1);
    colorfade(1, 15);
  }
  else if (ie4)
    document.all.fscroller.innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag;
  index++
}

// colorfade() partially by Marcio Galli for Netscape Communications.  ////////////
// Modified by Dynamicdrive.com

function linkcolorchange(step){
  var obj=document.getElementById("fscroller").getElementsByTagName("A");
  if (obj.length>0){
    for (i=0;i<obj.length;i++)
      obj[i].style.color=getstepcolor(step);
  }
}

/*Rafael Raposo edited function*/
var fadecounter;
function colorfade(step) {
  if(step<=maxsteps) {	
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=getstepcolor(step);
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(step);
    step++;
    fadecounter=setTimeout("colorfade("+step+")",stepdelay);
  }else{
    clearTimeout(fadecounter);
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+endcolor[0]+", "+endcolor[1]+", "+endcolor[2]+")";
    setTimeout("changecontent()", delay);
	
  }   
}

/*Rafael Raposo's new function*/
function getstepcolor(step) {
  var diff
  var newcolor=new Array(3);
  for(var i=0;i<3;i++) {
    diff = (startcolor[i]-endcolor[i]);
    if(diff > 0) {
      newcolor[i] = startcolor[i]-(Math.round((diff/maxsteps))*step);
    } else {
      newcolor[i] = startcolor[i]+(Math.round((Math.abs(diff)/maxsteps))*step);
    }
  }
  return ("rgb(" + newcolor[0] + ", " + newcolor[1] + ", " + newcolor[2] + ")");
}

if (ie4||DOM2)
  document.write('<div id="fscroller" style="position:absolute;left:0px;top:30px;border:0px;width:'+fwidth+';height:'+fheight+'"></div>');

if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", changecontent, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", changecontent)
else if (document.getElementById)
window.onload=changecontent