var msgid=0;
var tick;
var blingbling=0;
function start_ticker(x)
{
 if(x==message.length)
  x=0;
 msgid=x;
 tick=message[msgid].length;
 ticker();
}
function open_link()
{
parent.location=links[msgid];
}
function ticker()
{
 if(tick>=0)
 {
  var text='';

  var i;

  for(i=0;i<(message[msgid].length-tick);i++)
  {
   text=text + (message[msgid].charAt(i));
  }
  tick--;
  document.getElementById("tickerr").value=text;
  if(tick==0)
   window.setTimeout("ticker()",1000);
  else
   window.setTimeout("ticker()",100);
 }
 else
 {
  if(tick>-8)
  {
   if(blingbling==0)
   {
    document.getElementById("tickerr").style["color"]="#990100";
    document.getElementById("tickerr").value=" + + + " + message[msgid] + " + + + ";
    blingbling=1;
   }
   else
   {
    document.getElementById("tickerr").style["color"]="#49722E";
    document.getElementById("tickerr").value=" - - - " + message[msgid] + " - - - ";
    blingbling=0;
   }
   tick--;
   window.setTimeout("ticker()",800);
  }
  else
  {
     document.getElementById("tickerr").value="";
     document.getElementById("tickerr").style["color"]="#313131";
     start_ticker(msgid+1);
  }
 }
}