// Ticker by Richard Gomer for The Rose Road Association
// www.richardgomer.co.uk

var ticker_container = false;
var ticker_interval = 20; // time in ms between ticks
var ticker_resolution = 1; // number of pixels to move on each tick

var ticker_pos = 0;
var ticker_width = 0;

var ticker_pause = 1000;

function startticker(textcontainerid)
{
ticker_container = document.getElementById(textcontainerid);

ticker_width = ticker_container.offsetWidth;

tickertick();
}

	function tickertick()
	{
	ticker_container.style.marginLeft = '-' + ticker_pos + 'px';
	
		if(ticker_pos > ticker_width)
		{
		ticker_pos = 0;
		timeout = ticker_pause;
		}
		else
		{
		ticker_pos += ticker_resolution;
		timeout = ticker_interval;
		}
		
		window.setTimeout('tickertick()',timeout);
	}