var mt_current=0

var mt_clipwidth=0



function mt_changeticker(){

mt_crosstick.style.clip="rect(0px 0px auto 0px)"

mt_crosstick.innerHTML=mt_contents[mt_current]

mt_highlight()

}



function mt_highlight(){

var mt_msgwidth=mt_crosstick.offsetWidth

if (mt_clipwidth<mt_msgwidth){

mt_clipwidth+=mt_speed

mt_crosstick.style.clip="rect(0px "+mt_clipwidth+"px auto 0px)"

mt_begin=setTimeout("mt_highlight()",20)

}

else{

mt_clipwidth=0

clearTimeout(mt_begin)

if (mt_current==mt_contents.length-1) mt_current=0

else mt_current++

setTimeout("mt_changeticker()",mt_delay)

}

}



function mt_start(){

mt_crosstick=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("mt_spancontant") : document.all.mt_spancontant

mt_crosstickParent=mt_crosstick.parentNode? mt_crosstick.parentNode : mt_crosstick.parentElement

if (parseInt(mt_crosstick.offsetHeight)>0)

mt_crosstickParent.style.height=mt_crosstick.offsetHeight+'px'

else

setTimeout("mt_crosstickParent.style.height=mt_crosstick.offsetHeight+'px'",100) //delay for Mozilla's sake

mt_changeticker()

}