var delay =5000; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=30; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor
var stepdelay=40; // time in miliseconds of a single step
//**Note: maxsteps*stepdelay will be total time in miliseconds of fading effect
var startcolor= new Array(255,255,255); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(0,0,0); // end color (red, green, blue)
var fwidth='200px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='125px'; //set scroller height
var fadelinks=1;  //should links inside scroller content also fade like text? 0 for no, 1 for yes.
begintag='<div style="font: normal 11px tahoma; padding: 5px;" align="justify">';
closetag='</div>';
var ie4=document.all&&!document.getElementById;
var DOM2=document.getElementById;
var faderdelay=0;
var index=0;
var redmorelink='';
var fcontent=new Array();
fcontent[0] = "My wedding in Las Vegas was an event to remember and your Chocolate Casino Chips were the perfect touch for a perfect night. Delicious, beautiful and affordable.<br><br><span id=name><b>Cindy Baumer</b><br><i>Anchorage, AK</i></span>";
fcontent[1] = "I appreciate all your help designing my custom Chocolate CD cover, The Computers and I don’t get along so it was great that your designers could do the artwork for me. They look terrific and taste even better!<br><br><span id=name><b>Ramon Sanchez</b><br><i>Chulavista, CA</i></span>";
fcontent[2] = "Last year I ordered chocolate coins from another company for our Halloween Party and they were a major disappointment. I am glad I found you and after tasting yours there no going back, I’ll order from you now on.<br><br><span id=name><b>Alex Drujkov</b><br><i>Newark, NJ</i></span>";
fcontent[3] = "OMG this is the best chocolate I have ever tasted. Thanks guys, your Chocolate Cigars are awesome. I’ll recommend you with all my friends, 2 of them are having babies next year!<br><span id=name><b>Brook McDougall</b><br><br><i>New York, NY</i></span>";

function changecontent(){
  if (index>=fcontent.length)
    index=0
  if (DOM2){
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+startcolor[0]+", "+startcolor[1]+", "+startcolor[2]+")"
    document.getElementById("fscroller").innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+redmorelink+closetag
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(1);
    colorfade(1, 15);
  }
  else if (ie4)
    document.all.fscroller.innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+redmorelink+closetag;
  index++
}
function linkcolorchange(step){
  var obj=document.getElementById("fscroller").getElementsByTagName("A");
  if (obj.length>0){
    for (i=0;i<obj.length;i++)
      obj[i].style.color=getstepcolor(step);
  }
}
var fadecounter;
function colorfade(step) {
  if(step<=maxsteps) {	
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=getstepcolor(step);
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(step);
    step++;
    fadecounter=setTimeout("colorfade("+step+")",stepdelay);
  }else{
    clearTimeout(fadecounter);
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+endcolor[0]+", "+endcolor[1]+", "+endcolor[2]+")";
    setTimeout("changecontent()", delay);
	
  }   
}
function getstepcolor(step) {
  var diff
  var newcolor=new Array(3);
  for(var i=0;i<3;i++) {
    diff = (startcolor[i]-endcolor[i]);
    if(diff > 0) {
      newcolor[i] = startcolor[i]-(Math.round((diff/maxsteps))*step);
    } else {
      newcolor[i] = startcolor[i]+(Math.round((Math.abs(diff)/maxsteps))*step);
    }
  }
  return ("rgb(" + newcolor[0] + ", " + newcolor[1] + ", " + newcolor[2] + ")");
}

if (ie4||DOM2)
  document.write('<div id="fscroller" style="border:0px solid black;width:'+fwidth+';height:'+fheight+'"></div>');
if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", changecontent, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", changecontent)
else if (document.getElementById)
window.onload=changecontent