var appearingpower = 10;
var stayingpower = 7000;
var currentmessage = 0;
var clipwidth = 0;

function changetickercontent()
{
	crosstick.style.clip = "rect(0px 0px auto 0px)";
	crosstick.innerHTML=msgs[currentmessage];
	highlightmsg();
}
function highlightmsg()
{
	var msgwidth=crosstick.offsetWidth;
	if (clipwidth<msgwidth)
	{
		clipwidth+=appearingpower;
		crosstick.style.clip="rect(0px "+clipwidth+"px auto 0px)";
		beginclip=setTimeout("highlightmsg()",20);
	} else {
		clipwidth=0;
		clearTimeout(beginclip);
		if (currentmessage==msgs.length-1)
			currentmessage=0;
		else 
			currentmessage++;
		setTimeout("changetickercontent()",stayingpower);
	}
}
function start_ticking()
{
	crosstick=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("highlighter") : document.all.highlighter;
	crosstickParent=crosstick.parentNode? crosstick.parentNode : crosstick.parentElement;
	if (parseInt(crosstick.offsetHeight)>0)
		crosstickParent.style.height=crosstick.offsetHeight+'px';
	else
		setTimeout("crosstickParent.style.height=crosstick.offsetHeight+'px'",100);
	changetickercontent();
}

if (document.all || document.getElementById)
	window.onload=start_ticking;