ticker_linksnaarrechts = false;
ticker_speed = 1.7;
//ticker_css = "font-family:Verdana; font-size:11px; color:#FFFFFF";
ticker_stopped = false;

function ticker_start() {
	var tickerSupported = false;
	ticker_width = document.getElementById("news_ticker").style.width;
	var img = "<img src='../images/spacer.gif' width="+ticker_width+" height='0'>";

	// Firefox
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox")!=-1) {
		document.getElementById("news_ticker").innerHTML = "<TABLE  cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='100%'><TR><TD nowrap='nowrap'>"+img+"<SPAN ID='ticker_body' width='100%'>&nbsp;</SPAN>"+img+"</TD></TR></TABLE>";
		tickerSupported = true;
	}
	// IE
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")==-1) {
		document.getElementById("news_ticker").innerHTML = "<DIV nowrap='nowrap' style='width:100%;'>"+img+"<SPAN ID='ticker_body' width='100%'></SPAN>"+img+"</DIV>";
		tickerSupported = true;
	}
	
	if(!tickerSupported){
		document.getElementById("news_ticker").outerHTML = ""; 
	} else {
		document.getElementById("news_ticker").scrollLeft = ticker_linksnaarrechts ? document.getElementById("news_ticker").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("news_ticker").offsetWidth : 0;
		document.getElementById("ticker_body").innerHTML = ticker_html;
		document.getElementById("news_ticker").style.display = "block";
		ticker_play();
	}
}

function ticker_play() {
	if(!ticker_stopped) document.getElementById("news_ticker").scrollLeft += ticker_speed * (ticker_linksnaarrechts ? -1 : 1);
	if(ticker_linksnaarrechts && document.getElementById("news_ticker").scrollLeft <= 0) document.getElementById("news_ticker").scrollLeft = document.getElementById("news_ticker").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("news_ticker").offsetWidth;
	if(!ticker_linksnaarrechts && document.getElementById("news_ticker").scrollLeft >= document.getElementById("news_ticker").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("news_ticker").offsetWidth) document.getElementById("news_ticker").scrollLeft = 0;
	window.setTimeout("ticker_play()", 30);
}