function fade(obj,n,dir,dest){if(document.images[obj].filters.alpha){document.images[obj].filters.alpha.opacity=n;var diff=(dir*(dest-n));if(diff>0){setTimeout('fade("'+obj+'",'+(n+(dir*5))+','+dir+','+dest+')',100);}}}
function fadein(obj,n){fade(obj,n,1,100);}
function fadeout(obj,n){fade(obj,n,-1,0);}
function tickeradditem(text,url,image){this.textlist[this.length]=text;this.urllist[this.length]=url;this.imagelist[this.length]=image;this.length++;}
function tickerdisplay(ostr){var obj=eval(ostr);var imagename=ostr+"storyimage";var imageobj=document.images[imagename];var fadetime=2000;var delay=100;if(obj.length<=0){return;}
var text=obj.textlist[obj.currentitem];var url=obj.urllist[obj.currentitem];var image=obj.imagelist[obj.currentitem];var npos;if(obj.currentpos<=text.length){if(obj.currentpos==0){if(imageobj){if(image){imageobj.src="http://www.tiscali.co.uk"+image;}else{imageobj.src="http://www.tiscali.co.uk/images/t.gif";}
fadein(imagename,0);}}
if(text.charAt(obj.currentpos)=='<'){npos=text.indexOf(">",obj.currentpos);if(npos>=0){obj.currentpos=npos;}}else if(text.charAt(obj.currentpos)=='&'){npos=text.indexOf(";",obj.currentpos);if(npos>=0){obj.currentpos=npos;}}
var res='<A href="'+url+'">'+text.substring(0,obj.currentpos)+'</A>';var div=document.all[obj.divname];div.innerHTML=res;obj.currentpos++;}else{obj.currentpos=0;obj.currentitem=(obj.currentitem+1)%obj.length;delay=fadetime+1000;if(imageobj){setTimeout('fadeout("'+imagename+'",100)',1000);}}
setTimeout('tickerdisplay(\"'+ostr+'\")',delay);}
function ticker(divname){this.textlist=new Array();this.urllist=new Array();this.imagelist=new Array();this.length=0;this.currentitem=0;this.currentpos=0;this.divname=divname;this.additem=tickeradditem;}