function domticker(content, divId, divClass, delay, fadeornot){

this.content=content;

for (i=0;i<this.content.length;i++){
	this.content[i] = html_entity_decode(this.content[i]);
}

this.tickerid=divId //ID of master ticker div. Message is contained inside first child of ticker div
this.delay=delay //Delay between msg change, in miliseconds.
this.mouseoverBol=0 //Boolean to indicate whether mouse is currently over ticker (and pause it if it is)
this.pointer=1
this.opacitystring=(typeof fadeornot!="undefined")? "width: 100%; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.alpha(opacity=100); -moz-opacity: 1" : ""
if (this.opacitystring!="") this.delay+=500 //add 1/2 sec to account for fade effect, if enabled
this.opacitysetting=0.2 //Opacity value when reset. Internal use.
document.write('<div id="'+divId+'" class="'+divClass+'"><div style="'+this.opacitystring+'">'+content[0]+'<\/div><\/div>')
var instanceOfTicker=this
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.initialize()}, delay)
}

domticker.prototype.initialize=function(){
var instanceOfTicker=this
this.contentdiv=document.getElementById(this.tickerid).firstChild //div of inner content that holds the messages
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseover=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=1}
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseout=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=0}
this.rotatemsg()
}

domticker.prototype.rotatemsg=function(){
	var instanceOfTicker=this
	if (this.mouseoverBol==1) //if mouse is currently over ticker, do nothing (pause it)
		setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, 100)
	else{
		this.fadetransition("reset") //FADE EFFECT- RESET OPACITY
		this.contentdiv.innerHTML=this.content[this.pointer]
		this.fadetimer1=setInterval(function(){instanceOfTicker.fadetransition('up', 'fadetimer1')}, 100) //FADE EFFECT- PLAY IT
		this.pointer=(this.pointer<this.content.length-1)? this.pointer+1 : 0
		setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, this.delay) //update container
	}
}

// -------------------------------------------------------------------
// fadetransition()- cross browser fade method for IE5.5+ and Mozilla/Firefox
// -------------------------------------------------------------------

domticker.prototype.fadetransition=function(fadetype, timerid){
	var contentdiv=this.contentdiv
	if (fadetype=="reset")
		this.opacitysetting=0.39
	if (contentdiv.filters && contentdiv.filters[0]){
		if (typeof contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=="number") //IE6+
			contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=this.opacitysetting*100
		else //IE 5.5
			contentdiv.style.filter="alpha(opacity="+this.opacitysetting*100+")"
	}
	else if (typeof contentdiv.style.MozOpacity!="undefined" && this.opacitystring!=""){
		contentdiv.style.MozOpacity=this.opacitysetting
	}
	else
		this.opacitysetting=1
	if (fadetype=="up")
		this.opacitysetting+=0.2
	if (fadetype=="up" && this.opacitysetting>=1)
		clearInterval(this[timerid])
}

function html_entity_decode(str) {
	var ta=document.createElement("textarea");
	ta.innerHTML=str.replace(/</g,"&lt;").replace(/>/g,"&gt;");
	return ta.value;
}