// News Ticker
// Author: Jeff Mills
// Date: 23rd May 2008

var Name = new Array();
var Content = new Array();
var Link = new Array();
var Target = new Array();

Name[0]="Events"; Content[0]="Open Morning Wed 18th Nov 2009"; Link[0]="source/news.aspx#e59"; Target[0]="_parent"; Name[1]="Info"; Content[1]="Ballarat Cup Day Bus Runs"; Link[1]="source/../busroutes09"; Target[1]="_parent"; Name[2]="News"; Content[2]="The Education Tax Refund"; Link[2]="source/news.aspx#n61"; Target[2]="_parent"; 



var displayTime=5000;
var letterDisplayInterval=30;
var itemNum=0,letterCount=0;

function ScrollText() {

    document.getElementById("tickerContent").innerHTML=txt.substr(0,letterCount);
    if(letterCount==txt.length+1) {
        letterCount=0;    
        return true;
    }
    else {
        letterCount++;
    }
    var T1 = setTimeout("ScrollText()",letterDisplayInterval);     
}

function StartTicker() {

    document.getElementById("Ticker").innerHTML="<a href='"+Link[itemNum]+"' target='"+Target[itemNum]+"'><div id='tickerName'></div><div id='tickerContent'></div></a>";
    document.getElementById("tickerName").innerHTML=Name[itemNum];
    txt=Content[itemNum];
    // Loop through the string untill fully displayed
    ScrollText();
    while(!true) {
        return ScrollText();   
    }
    itemNum==Name.length-1 ? itemNum=0 : itemNum++;
    var T2 = setTimeout("StartTicker()",displayTime); 
}