var delay = 6100; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=20; // 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(119,119,119); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fcontent=new Array();
begintag='<div style="font: normal 14px Arial; padding: 5px;" align="center" height="300">';
fcontent[0]="<b>Criminal<br /><br /><br />Capital Murder facing death penalty<br /><br /><br /><br />Case Dismissed</b>";
fcontent[1]="<b>Civil<br /><br /><br /><br />Child hit by automobile<br /><br /><br /><br />Confidential 6-figure Settlement. Policy limits on 5 insurance policies</b>";
fcontent[2]="<b>Criminal<br /><br /><br />Murder facing life without parole<br /><br /><br /><br />Case dismissed before warrant issued</b>";
fcontent[3]="<b>Civil<br /><br /><br />Management employees not paid for overtime<br /><br /><br /><br />Settlement reached before trial. Over $1 million for plaintiffs</b>";
fcontent[4]="<b>Criminal<br /><br /><br />4 Robberies (4 eye-witnesses) facing life without parole<br /><br /><br />NOT GUILTY</b>";
fcontent[5]="<b>Civil<br /><br /><br />Client rear-ended on freeway.  Suffered broken arm and bruising<br /><br /><br />6-figure settlement reached</b>";
fcontent[6]="<b>Criminal<br /><br /><br />Attempted Murder facing 20 years to life<br /><br /><br /><br />NOT GUILTY</b>";
fcontent[7]="<b>Civil<br /><br /><br />Client injured taking wrong prescription by pharmacy<br /><br /><br /><br />Confidential settlement reached </b>";
fcontent[8]="<b>Criminal<br /><br /><br />Possession of Cocaine facing 1year - 10 years in prison<br /><br /><br />dismissed after drug court</b>";
fcontent[9]="<b>Civil<br /><br /><br />Client assaulted and injured by fraternity members (negligence)<br /><br /><br />Case set for jury trial</b>";
fcontent[10]="<b>Criminal<br /><br /><br />School Arson facing 2 years - 20 years in prison<br /><br /><br /><br />Youthful Offender Granted</b>";
fcontent[11]="<b>Criminal<br /><br /><br />Over $100,000 employee embezzlement facing 10 years to life<br /><br /><br />Misdemeanor plea and probation</b>";
closetag='</div>';

var fwidth='200px'; 
var fheight='250px'; 

var fadelinks=1; 


var ie4=document.all&&!document.getElementById;
var DOM2=document.getElementById;
var faderdelay=0;
var index=0;


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++
}



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);
  }
}


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);
	
  }   
}


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] + ")");
}