var ticker_identifier
ticker_speed = 100
ticker_length = 35
ticker_space = "                                                                                                    "
ticker_timeout = 0;
ticker_message = ""
ticker_character = -ticker_length;

function move() {
 
 ticker_char_end = Math.min(ticker_character + ticker_length, ticker_message.length)
  
  if (ticker_character <0)
	ticker_char_start = 0;
  else
	ticker_char_start = ticker_character;
  if (ticker_character < 0)
	ticker_fff.scroll.value=ticker_space.substring(0,-ticker_character) + ticker_message.substring(ticker_char_start,ticker_char_end)
  else
	ticker_fff.scroll.value=ticker_message.substring(ticker_char_start,ticker_char_end)
  
  ticker_character = ticker_character +1;
  
  if (ticker_character == ticker_message.length ) 
	ticker_character = -ticker_length;
	
  ticker_timeout=window.setTimeout("move()",ticker_speed);
}
 
function tickerStart(x) {
  ticker_fff = x
  ticker_timeout = window.setTimeout("move()",ticker_speed);
}
 
function tickerClearTimeout() {
	window.clearTimeout(ticker_timeout);
}
 
// for some reason on some pages this crashes netscape
function ticker(m,l,s)
{
	ticker_message=m
	ticker_length=l
	ticker_speed=s
	document.write('<FORM name=ticker_identifier><input name=scroll size=')
	document.write(ticker_length)
	document.write(' value=""></FORM>')
	tickerStart(document.ticker_identifier);
}

// for some reason on some pages this crashes netscape
function ticker(m)
{
	ticker_message=m
	//ticker_length=35
	//ticker_speed=250
	document.write('<FORM name=ticker_identifier><input name=scroll size=35 style="border:0;margin:0:padding:0"></FORM>');
	tickerStart(document.ticker_identifier);
}
// end-->