var speed = 4000;
var	cur_news = 1;
var	news;
var	tickerobject;

function start(my_news) {
	news=my_news;
	regenerate2();
	update();
}

function regenerate2() {
	if (document.layers) {
		setTimeout("window.onresize=regenerate",800);
	}
}

function update() {
 	if (news[cur_news] == null) {
 		return;
 	}
	if (document.layers) {
		document.tickertape.document.subtickertape.document.write('<span id="subtickertape">'+news[cur_news]+'</span>');
		document.tickertape.document.subtickertape.document.close();
	}
	else if(document.getElementById && document.getElementById("subtickertape") != null) {
		document.getElementById("subtickertape").innerHTML = news[cur_news];
	}
	else {
		document.all.subtickertape.innerHTML=news[cur_news];
	}
	
	if (cur_news < news.length-1) {
		cur_news++;
	}
	else {
		cur_news=1;
	}
	setTimeout("update()",speed);
}