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* Fading Scroller- © 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 = 3000; //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(153,153,153); // start color (red, green, blue)

var endcolor=new Array(255,255,255); // end color (red, green, blue)



var fcontent=new Array();

begintag='<div style="font: normal 14px Arial; padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle;">'; //set opening tag, such as font declarations

// fcontent[0]="<a href='newsletter/0606/06_06_m6.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>New measuring system for magnetic materials and multiferroics</a>";
// fcontent[0]="<a href='newsletter/0808/08_08_m1.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>In-line inspection system for piezo MEMS mass production</a>";
// fcontent[0]="<a href='newsletter/1109/11_09_m1.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>Introducing Dr. A. Roelofs - co-founder aixACCT-US</a>";
fcontent[0]="<a href='newsletter/0910/09_10_m1.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>aixACCT Systems celebrates 10 year anniversary</a>";

// fcontent[1]="<a href='newsletter/0606/06_06_m1.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>SINTEF to establish quality assurance with TF Analyzer</a>";
// fcontent[1]="<a href='newsletter/0808/08_08_m3.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>EPCOS acquires combined aixPES and aixCMA test system</a>";
//fcontent[1]="<a href='newsletter/1109/11_09_m2.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>NASA now uses aixPES piezoelectric evaluation system solution</a>";
fcontent[1]="<a href='newsletter/0910/09_10_m3.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>Workshop on piezo-MEMS was a great success!</a>";

// fcontent[2]="<a href='html/news/pubs.php' class='ticker' target='_self'>Latest paper publication: Electromechanical Characterization for MEMS</a>";
// fcontent[2]="<a href='newsletter/1109/11_09_m3.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>aixACCT Systems Germany has moved</a>";
fcontent[2]="<a href='newsletter/0910/09_10_m5.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>KAUST extends its testing capabilities to aixPES, aix4PB and aixDBLI</a>";

// fcontent[3]="<a href='html/news/news.php' class='ticker' target='_self'>Order the next upcoming aixACCT newsletter</a>";
fcontent[3]="<a href='newsletter/0910/09_10_m2.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>aixACCT Systems receives ISIF Award</a>";


fcontent[4]="<a href='newsletter/0910/09_10_m6.htm' class='ticker' target='_self'>Georgia Tech added a combined aixDBLI and aixPES to their tool set</a>";

closetag='</div>';



var fwidth='500px'; //set scroller width

var fheight='25px'; //set scroller height



var fadelinks=0;  //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="border:0px solid black;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