/* 

global.js

mct da June 2007.
global functions for myDDA

*/
var counter = 994;
var counter2 = -1650;
var newsLength = 0;
var releaseLength = 0;
var scrollInterval = 0;


function startScroller()
{


//news scroller length

aCount = document.getElementById("scrolleeNews").getElementsByTagName("a");
newsLength += aCount.length * 16;

for(i=0;i<aCount.length;i++)
{
	newsLength += (aCount[i].innerHTML.length) * 8;
}

spanCount = document.getElementById("scrolleeNews").getElementsByTagName("span");

newsLength += spanCount.length * 75;

document.getElementById("scrolleeNews").style.width = newsLength + "px";

//release scroller length

releaseLength += 400;


imgCount = document.getElementById("scrolleeRelease").getElementsByTagName("img");
releaseLength += imgCount.length * 80;


h4Count = document.getElementById("scrolleeRelease").getElementsByTagName("h4");

pCount = document.getElementById("scrolleeRelease").getElementsByTagName("p");

for(i=1;i < (pCount.length - 1);i++)
{
	var paraLength = pCount[i].innerHTML.length * 8;
	var h4Length = h4Count[i-1].innerHTML.length * 12;

	if(paraLength > h4Length)
		releaseLength += paraLength;
	else releaseLength += h4Length;

}

document.getElementById("scrolleeRelease").style.width = releaseLength + "px";
document.getElementById("scrolleeRelease").style.left = -(releaseLength) + "px";

counter2 = -(releaseLength);

scrollInterval = setInterval("runScroller()",50);
}

function runScroller()
{
if(counter >= -(newsLength))
{
counter = counter - 2;
}
else counter = 994;
document.getElementById("scrolleeNews").style.left = counter + "px";



if(counter2 <= 994)
{
counter2 = counter2 + 2;
}
else counter2 = -(releaseLength);
document.getElementById("scrolleeRelease").style.left = counter2 + "px";
}

function stopScroller()
{
clearInterval(scrollInterval);
}

function restartScroller()
{
scrollInterval = setInterval("runScroller()",50);
}