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* Fading Scroller- &#65533; 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 = 7500; //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(0,52,76); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(255,255,255); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fcontent=new Array();
begintag=''; //set opening tag, such as font declarations


// NEWS CONTENT IS BELOW


fcontent[0]="<h4>Brantford's Economy is Growing Stronger</h4><p><a href=\"http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3416654\" rel=\"external\">Click to read the whole story</a>.</p>";

fcontent[1]="<h4>2011 Shining Stars Tourism Award Winners announced.</h4><p><a href=\"http://www.discoverbrantford.com/media/Pages/MediaReleases.aspx\" rel=\"external\">Click to find out who won!</a>.</p>";

fcontent[2]="<h4>Discovery Guide 2012-13 is underway! Have you booked your ad space yet?</h4><p><a href=\"http://www.discoverbrantford.com/plan_visit/Pages/DiscoveryGuide.aspx\" rel=\"external\">Click to view the online edition of the 2011-12 Discovery Guide</a>.</p>";

fcontent[3]="<h4>The Promise of Painting Exhibit runs until March 7, 2012</h4><p><a href=\"http://www.glenhyrst.ca\" rel=\"external\">Click to go to Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant website</a>.</p>";

fcontent[4]="<h4>Canadian Real Estate Magazine features Brantford as a city with tremendous investment potential.</h4><p><a href=\"http://internal.discoverbrantford.ca/media/Pages/MediaCoverage.aspx\" rel=\"external\">Click to read the full story.</a>.</p>";

fcontent[5]="<h4>When Country Comes to Town, Culinary Tourism Booklet</h4><p><a href=\"http://www.discoverbrantford.com/Tourism%20Documents/CulinaryTourismBooklet_Media%20Release_%20June%202011.pdf\" rel=\"external\">Click to read the Media Release</a>.</p>";


// Use this to continue making elements
// fcontent[X]="<h4>TITLE GOES HERE</h4><p><a href=\"LINK GOES HERE\" rel=\"external\">LINK TEXT GOES HERE</a>.</p>";




// NO MORE NEWS

closetag='';

var fwidth='780px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='35px'; //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="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

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