//yazi
var delay=100;
var nextm=0;

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

function do_ticker(text, pos, dir)
{
        var out=text.substring(0, pos);

        if(navigator.appName=="Netscape")
                with(document.ticker.document)
                {
                        open(); write(out); close();
                }
        else
                ticker.innerHTML=out;

        pos+=dir;

        if(pos>text.length)
                setTimeout('do_ticker("'+text+'",'+pos+','+(-dir)+')', delay*10);
        else
        {
                if(pos<0)
                {
                        if(++nextm>=msg.length)
                                nextm=0;
                        text=msg[nextm];
                        dir=-dir;
                }

                setTimeout('do_ticker("'+text+'",'+pos+','+dir+')', delay);
        }
}