var delay = 10000; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=30; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor
var stepdelay=40; // time in miliseconds of a single step
//**Note: maxsteps*stepdelay will be total time in miliseconds of fading effect
var startcolor= new Array(255,255,255); // start color (red, green, blue)
//var endcolor=new Array(121,121,121); // end color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(255,255,255); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fcontent=new Array();
begintag='<div style="font: normal size:8px ; Arial; padding: 0;">';
//starttestimonial@@
fcontent[0]='<div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"  style="font-family:Comic Sans MS; font-size:15px;text-style:justify; width:600px;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;"> This very successful school provides a very good education for all...</td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" align="right" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS; font-size:15px;text-style:justify; width:600px;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;"><a href="news.php?id=47" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS; font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;text-align:right;color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Ofsted&gt;&gt;</span></a></td></tr></table></div>';
			fcontent[1]='<div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"  style="font-family:Comic Sans MS; font-size:15px;text-style:justify; width:600px;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">The school is a harmonious and inclusive community where everybody matters,...</td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" align="right" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS; font-size:15px;text-style:justify; width:600px;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;"><a href="news.php?id=46" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS; font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;text-align:right;color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Ofsted &gt;&gt;</span></a></td></tr></table></div>';
			
//endtestimonial@@
closetag='</div>';

var fwidth='180px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='120px'; //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="border:0 solid black;width:140;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;