/*
	DOMnews 1.0 
	homepage: http://www.onlinetools.org/tools/domnews/
	released 11.07.05
*/

/* Variables, go nuts changing those! */
	// initial position 
	var dn_startpos=260; 			
	// end position
	var dn_endpos=-340; 			
	// Speed of scroller higher number = slower scroller 
	var dn_speed=40;				
	// ID of the news box
	var dn_newsID='news';			
	// class to add when JS is available
	var dn_classAdd='hasJS';		
	// Message to stop scroller
	var dn_stopMessage='Stop scroller';	
	// ID of the generated paragraph
	var dn_paraID='DOMnewsstopper';

	/* Initialise scroller when window loads */
	window.onload=function()
	{
		// check for DOM
		if(!document.getElementById || !document.createTextNode){return;}
		initDOMnews();
		// add more functions as needed
	}
	/* stop scroller when window is closed */
	window.onunload=function() {
	try 
	{
	    clearInterval(dn_interval);
	}
	catch (e) {
	    
	}
	finally {
	   
	}
		
	}

/*
	This is the functional bit, do not press any buttons or flick any switches
	without knowing what you are doing!
*/

	var dn_scrollpos=dn_startpos;
	/* Initialise scroller */
	function initDOMnews() {
	    try {
	        var n = document.getElementById(dn_newsID);
	        if (!n) { return; }
	        n.className = dn_classAdd;
	        dn_interval = setInterval('scrollDOMnews()', dn_speed);
	        var newa = document.createElement('a');
	        var newp = document.createElement('p');
	        newp.setAttribute('id', dn_paraID);
	        /*newa.href='#';
	        newa.appendChild(document.createTextNode(dn_stopMessage));
	        newa.onclick=stopDOMnews;
	        newp.appendChild(newa);
	        */
	        n.parentNode.insertBefore(newp, n.nextSibling);
	        n.onmouseover = function() {
	            clearInterval(dn_interval);
	        }
	        n.onmouseout = function() {
	            dn_interval = setInterval('scrollDOMnews()', dn_speed);
	        }
	    }
	    catch (e) { }
	}

	function stopDOMnews() {
	    try {
	        clearInterval(dn_interval);
	        var n = document.getElementById('news');
	        n.className = '';
	        n.parentNode.removeChild(n.nextSibling);
	        return false;
	    }
	    catch (e) { }
	}
	function scrollDOMnews()
	{
		var n=document.getElementById(dn_newsID).getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];
		n.style.top=dn_scrollpos+'px';	
		if(dn_scrollpos==dn_endpos){dn_scrollpos=dn_startpos;}
		dn_scrollpos--;	
	}