//The SGC news scroller
var news=new Array()
news[0]='<font face="Verdana" color="#CC3978">23rd July 2010<br></font>The latest issue of the <a href="latestpmpress.pdf">Portmoak Press</a> has been published.'
news[1]='<font face="Verdana" color="#CC3978">16th February 2010<br></font>* UPDATED *<b>ALL NEW SOLO PILOTS</b><br>There is a new <a href="firstsolotest.pdf">exam paper</a> in the <a class="green" href="downloads.htm">Downloads</a> section of the website which must be passed after your first solo'
news[2]='Members please contact the <a class="green" href= "mailto:webmaster@scottishglidingcentre.co.uk">webmaster</a> if you want to place any notices on this site or in this News Box.'

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function domticker(content, divId, divClass, delay, fadeornot){
this.content=content
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=0.2
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])
}