/*
   DOMnews 1.0 
   homepage: http://www.onlinetools.org/tools/domnews/
   released 11.07.05
*/

/* Variables, go nuts changing those! */
   // initial position 
   var dn_startpos=220;
   // end position
   var dn_endpos=-5950;
   // Speed of scroller higher number = slower scroller 
   var dn_speed=30;
   // ID of the news box
   var dn_newsID='news';         
   // class to add when JS is available
   var dn_classAdd='hasJS';      
   // Message to stop scroller
   var dn_stopMessage='Stop scroller';
   // ID of the generated paragraph
   var dn_paraID='DOMnewsstopper';

   /* Initialise scroller when window loads */
   window.onload=function()
   {
      // check for DOM
      if(!document.getElementById || !document.createTextNode){return;}
      initDOMnews();
      // add more functions as needed
   }
   /* stop scroller when window is closed */
   window.onunload=function()
   {
      clearInterval(dn_interval);
   }

/*
   This is the functional bit, do not press any buttons or flick any switches
   without knowing what you are doing!
*/

   var dn_scrollpos=dn_startpos;
   /* Initialise scroller */
   function initDOMnews()
   {
      var n=document.getElementById(dn_newsID);
      if(!n){return;}
      n.className=dn_classAdd;
      dn_interval=setInterval('scrollDOMnews()',dn_speed);
      var newa=document.createElement('a');
      var newp=document.createElement('p');
      newp.setAttribute('id',dn_paraID);
      newa.href='#';
      newa.onclick=stopDOMnews;
      newp.appendChild(newa);
      n.parentNode.insertBefore(newp,n.nextSibling);
      n.onmouseover=function()
      {     
         clearInterval(dn_interval);
      }
      n.onmouseout=function()
      {
         dn_interval=setInterval('scrollDOMnews()',dn_speed);
      }
   }

   function stopDOMnews()
   {
      clearInterval(dn_interval);
      var n=document.getElementById('news');
      n.className='';
      n.parentNode.removeChild(n.nextSibling);
      return false;
   }
   function scrollDOMnews()
   {
      var n=document.getElementById(dn_newsID).getElementsByTagName('ul')[0];
      n.style.top=dn_scrollpos+'px';   
      if(dn_scrollpos==dn_endpos){dn_scrollpos=dn_startpos;}
      dn_scrollpos--;   
   }