var hex ;
var my_disp =0;
var count;
function fadeText(divId) {
  if(tickerObj)
  {
    if(hex>0) {
      hex-=5; // increase color darkness
      tickerObj.style.color="rgb("+hex+","+hex+","+hex+")";
      setTimeout("fadeText('" + divId + "')", fadeSpeed); 
    } else
      hex=255; //reset hex value
  }
}

function initialiseList(divId ) {
  tickerObj = document.getElementById(divId);
  if(!tickerObj)
    reportError("Could not find a div element with id \"" + divId + "\"");
  list = tickerObj.childNodes;
 //alert(list);
  if(list.length <= 0)
    reportError("The div element \"" + divId + "\" does not have any children");
  for (var i=0; i<list.length; i++) {
    var node = list[i];
    if (node.nodeType == 3 && !/\S/.test(node.nodeValue)) 
              tickerObj.removeChild(node);
  }
  run(divId, 0);
}

function run(divId, count ) {
 fadeText(divId);
/*
  list[count].style.display = "block";
  if(count > 0)
    list[count-1].style.display = "none";
  else
    list[list.length-1].style.display = "none";
  count++;*/

	 for(j=0;j <= list.length-1;j++){
		list[j].style.display = "none";
		document.getElementById('highlight_'+j).className = "highlight_slideshow";
	}
	list[count].style.display = "block";
	document.getElementById('highlight_'+count).className= "normal_slideshow";
	count++;  
  if(count == list.length)  count = 0;
  t = window.setTimeout("run('" + divId + "', " + count+ ")", interval*1000);
}
function closeall(divId,count){
	for(j=0;j < list.length-1;j++)
	list[j].style.display = "none";
	list[count].style.display = "block";
	clearTimeout(t);
	run(divId, count);
}
function reportError(error) {
  alert("The script could not run because you have errors:\n\n" + error);
  return false;
}

var interval = 7; // interval in seconds
var fadeSpeed = 50; // fade speed, the lower the speed the faster the fade.  40 is normal.