var delay=40;
var nextm=0;

function start_ticker()
{
	do_ticker(msg[0], 0, 1);
}

function link_ticker()
{
	location.href = tickerlink.innerHTML;
	return false;
}

function do_ticker(text, pos, dir)
{
	var out='<span id="tickertext">'+text.substring(0, pos)+'</span> <span class="quadra">]</span>';
	ticker.innerHTML=out;
	if (msgLink[nextm]!='')
	{
			tickerlink.innerHTML=msgLink[nextm];
			ticker.style.cursor = "pointer";
	}
	pos+=dir;
	if(pos>text.length)
		setTimeout('do_ticker("'+text+'",'+pos+','+(-dir)+')', delay*100);
		else
		{
		if(pos<0)
		{
			if(++nextm>=msg.length)
			nextm=0;
			text=msg[nextm];
			dir=-dir;
		}
	setTimeout('do_ticker("'+text+'",'+pos+','+dir+')', delay);
	}
}