//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Vertical Scrolling News Ticker
// XHTML Compat
// Version 2.0
// Copyright 2006 DevDude.com
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

var msg = '';

//scroller height
var sheight = 50;

//scroller's speed
var sspeed = 1;

var resumesspeed = sspeed

// start news()
function startNews() {
    if (document.all) iemarquee('slider');
    else if (document.getElementById)
        ns6marquee(document.getElementById('slider'));
}

function iemarquee(whichdiv) {
    iediv = eval(whichdiv)
    sheight += 50;
    iediv.style.pixelTop = sheight
    iediv.innerHTML = msg
    sizeup = iediv.offsetHeight
    ieslide()
}

function ieslide() {
    if (iediv.style.pixelTop >= sizeup * (-1)) {
        iediv.style.pixelTop -= sspeed
        setTimeout("ieslide()", 100)
    }
    else {
        iediv.style.pixelTop = sheight
        ieslide()
    }
}

function ns6marquee(whichdiv) {
    ns6div = eval(whichdiv)
    sheight += 50;
    ns6div.style.top = sheight + "px";
    ns6div.innerHTML = msg
    sizeup = ns6div.offsetHeight
    ns6slide()
}
function ns6slide() {
    if (parseInt(ns6div.style.top) >= sizeup * (-1)) {
        theTop = parseInt(ns6div.style.top) - sspeed
        ns6div.style.top = theTop + "px";
        setTimeout("ns6slide()", 100)
    }
    else {
        ns6div.style.top = sheight + "px";
        ns6slide()
    }
}