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* Fading Scroller- © Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
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var delay = 6000; //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(51,102,153); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(0,0,0); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fcontent=new Array();
begintag='<div style="font: normal 11px Verdana; color:#336699; padding: 5px;">'; //set opening tag, such as font declarations
fcontent[0]="<b><strong>RWS Group wins Queen’s Award for fourth time</strong></b><br><br>It has just been announced that the RWS Group, the specialist patent and technical translation, and patent search company, with its headquarters in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2009...<br><br><a href='Press-Releases-/-Articles.html#a19'>more <img src='templates/templatehomepage/buttons/more.gif' width='11' height='11'></a><br><br><b><strong>RWS expands presence in the USA</strong></b><br><br>Increasing demand for RWS patent services in the US has led to us reinforcing our sales presence in North America. Keith Patterson has been appointed as Senior Account Executive for the Midwest territory...<br><br><a href='Press-Releases-/-Articles.html#a18'>more <img src='templates/templatehomepage/buttons/more.gif' width='11' height='11'></a>";
fcontent[1]="<b><strong>RWS Group acquires CommuniCare Ltd</strong></b><br><br>RWS Holdings plc, is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Communicare Limited for a cash consideration of £2.1 million.....<br><br><a href='Press-Releases-/-Articles.html#a17'>more <img src='templates/templatehomepage/buttons/more.gif' width='11' height='11'></a><br><br><b><strong>RWS Group - helping the patent process in China</strong></b><br><br>For many companies seeking to protect their IP rights, the acts of patent translation, filing and searching in China may seem a daunting prospect, especially in a country where the complexities of the language and culture can be quite overwhelming...<br><br><a href='Press-Releases-/-Articles.html#a15'>more <img src='templates/templatehomepage/buttons/more.gif' width='11' height='11'></a>";
closetag='</div>';

var fwidth='220px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='200px'; //set scroller height

var fadelinks=1;  //should links inside scroller content also fade like text? 0 for no, 1 for yes.

///No need to edit below this line/////////////////


var ie4=document.all&&!document.getElementById;
var DOM2=document.getElementById;
var faderdelay=0;
var index=0;


/*Rafael Raposo edited function*/
//function to change content
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]+closetag
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(1);
    colorfade(1, 15);
  }
  else if (ie4)
    document.all.fscroller.innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag;
  index++
}

// colorfade() partially by Marcio Galli for Netscape Communications.  ////////////
// Modified by Dynamicdrive.com

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);
  }
}

/*Rafael Raposo edited function*/
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);
	
  }   
}

/*Rafael Raposo's new function*/
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:0 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