document.writeln(""); document.writeln("") function Ticker(name, id, shiftBy, interval) { this.name = name; this.id = id; this.shiftBy = shiftBy ? shiftBy : 1; this.interval = interval ? interval : 100; this.runId = null; this.div = document.getElementById(id); // remove extra textnodes that may separate the child nodes // of the ticker div var node = this.div.firstChild; var next; while (node) { next = node.nextSibling; if (node.nodeType == 3) this.div.removeChild(node); node = next; } //end of extra textnodes removal this.left = 0; this.shiftLeftAt = this.div.firstChild.offsetWidth; this.div.style.height = this.div.firstChild.offsetHeight; this.div.style.width = 2 * screen.availWidth; this.div.style.visibility = 'visible'; } function startTicker() { this.left -= this.shiftBy; if (this.left <= -this.shiftLeftAt) { this.left = 0; this.div.appendChild(this.div.firstChild); this.shiftLeftAt = this.div.firstChild.offsetWidth; } this.div.style.left = (this.left + 'px'); this.runId = setTimeout(this.name + '.start()', this.interval); } /* Prototypes for Ticker */ Ticker.prototype.start = startTicker; var ticker = null; /* ticker object */ function startticker() { ticker = new Ticker('ticker', 'tickerID', 1, 45); ticker.start(); }