var delay=4000 //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var fcontent=new Array()
begintag='<font face="Arial" size=2>' //set opening tag, such as font declarations
fcontent[0]="<b>Latest Updates</b><br>" 
fcontent[1]="Comic #40<br> <a href='comic40.htm' target='content'><u>Almost</u></a><br> is up."
fcontent[2]="Site has been moved to a new location (see main page for details)."
fcontent[3]="Be on the lookout for news about the forum."
fcontent[4]="To get news about the site e-mailed to you, sign up on the mailing list."
fcontent[5]="Last updated<br>January 01, 06"
closetag='</font>'

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

var fadescheme=0 //set 0 to fade text color from (white to black), 1 for (black to white)
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 hex=(fadescheme==0)? 255 : 0
var startcolor=(fadescheme==0)? "rgb(255,255,255)" : "rgb(0,0,0)"
var endcolor=(fadescheme==0)? "rgb(0,0,0)" : "rgb(255,255,255)"

var ie4=document.all&&!document.getElementById
var ns4=document.layers
var DOM2=document.getElementById
var faderdelay=0
var index=0

if (DOM2)
faderdelay=2000

//function to change content
function changecontent(){
if (index>=fcontent.length)
index=0
if (DOM2){
document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=startcolor
document.getElementById("fscroller").innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag
linksobj=document.getElementById("fscroller").getElementsByTagName("A")
if (fadelinks)
linkcolorchange(linksobj)
colorfade()
}
else if (ie4)
document.all.fscroller.innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag
else if (ns4){
document.fscrollerns.document.fscrollerns_sub.document.write(begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag)
document.fscrollerns.document.fscrollerns_sub.document.close()
}

index++
setTimeout("changecontent()",delay+faderdelay)
}

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

frame=20;

function linkcolorchange(obj){
if (obj.length>0){
for (i=0;i<obj.length;i++)
obj[i].style.color="rgb("+hex+","+hex+","+hex+")"
}
}

function colorfade() {          
// 20 frames fading process
if(frame>0) { 
hex=(fadescheme==0)? hex-12 : hex+12 // increase or decrease color value depd on fadescheme
document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+hex+","+hex+","+hex+")"; // Set color value.
if (fadelinks)
linkcolorchange(linksobj)
frame--;
setTimeout("colorfade()",20); 
}

else{
document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=endcolor;
frame=20;
hex=(fadescheme==0)? 255 : 0
}  
}

if (ie4||DOM2)
document.write('<div id="fscroller" style="border:0px solid black;width:'+fwidth+';height:'+fheight+';padding:2px"></div>')

window.onload=changecontent