/**********************************************************************************   
NewsSlideFade 
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*   This script was released at DHTMLCentral.com
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/*  this check is being done in meus.js 
function lib_bwcheck(){ //Browsercheck (needed)
this.ver=navigator.appVersion
this.agent=navigator.userAgent
this.dom=document.getElementById?1:0
this.opera5=this.agent.indexOf("Opera 5")>-1
this.ie5=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 5")>-1 && this.dom && !this.opera5)?1:0; 
this.ie6=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 6")>-1 && this.dom && !this.opera5)?1:0;
this.ie4=(document.all && !this.dom && !this.opera5)?1:0;
this.ie=this.ie4||this.ie5||this.ie6
this.mac=this.agent.indexOf("Mac")>-1
this.ns6=(this.dom && parseInt(this.ver) >= 5) ?1:0; 
this.ns4=(document.layers && !this.dom)?1:0;
this.bw=(this.ie6 || this.ie5 || this.ie4 || this.ns4 || this.ns6 || this.opera5)
return this
}
*/

//var bw=new lib_bwcheck()



/***************************************************************************
Use the style tag to change the placement and width of the layers.
If you are trying to place this into a table cell or something make the
position of the divNewsCont layer relative...Remeber that that might crash
Netscape 4 though, Good luck!
********************************************************************************/

/****
Variables to set 
****/

//How do you want the script to work? 
//0 = Fade in - Fade out
//1 = Slide in - Fade out
//2 = Random 
nWorks = 1

//If you use the slide set these variables:
nSlidespeed = 2 //in px
nNewsheight = 170 //This is how long down it should start the slide.

nBetweendelay = 2500 //The delay before fading out.
nFont = 'tahoma,verdana, arial, helvetiva' //The font for the news.
nFontsize = 11 //Font size in pixel.
nFadespeed = 100 //The speed to fade in, in milliseconds.

//Set the colors, first color is same as background, last color is the color it stops at:
//You can have as many colors you want
nColor = new Array('#ffffff', '#CCCCCC', '#CCCCCC', '#666666', '#C33D3D', '#C33D3D')

//This is the news you wanna have, set the link and the text. If you don't wan't it to link anywhere
//use a # as the link
var indx = 0;
nNews = new Array()
//Copy there three lines and change the info and numbers to get more news.
nNews[indx] = new Array()
nNews[indx]["text"] = "<center>Welcome To<br/>Sherpa-Design.com</center>"
nNews[indx]["link"] = "#"
indx++;


nNews[indx] = new Array()
nNews[indx]["text"] = "<center>Sherpa Design Receives ITAR Certification</center>"
nNews[indx]["link"] = "certifications.aspx"
indx++;


nNews[indx] = new Array()
nNews[indx]["text"] = "<center>New NX Training classes announced</center>"
nNews[indx]["link"] = "nxtraining.aspx"
indx++;

nNews[indx] = new Array()
nNews[indx]["text"] = "<center>Our PLM World presentations available</center>"
nNews[indx]["link"] = "knowledgebase.aspx"
indx++;

nNews[indx] = new Array()
nNews[indx]["text"] = "<center>Sherpa Design featured in the Oregonian</center>"
nNews[indx]["link"] = "#"
indx++;

nNews[indx] = new Array()
nNews[indx]["text"] = "<center>Our article featured in<br/>Time Compression technologies magazine<br/>on<br/>Rapid Product Development</center>"
nNews[indx]["link"] = "kb/ComplexProdOrig.pdf"
indx++;

nNews[indx] = new Array()
nNews[indx]["text"] = "<center>Expanded Rapid Prototyping Services Through Z-Corp 3D Printer</center>"
nNews[indx]["link"] = "default.aspx"
indx++;
/********************************************************************************
Object code...Object constructors and functions...
********************************************************************************/
function makeNewsObj(obj, nest, font, size, color, news, fadespeed, betweendelay, slidespeed, works, newsheight) {
    nest = (!nest) ? "" : 'document.' + nest + '.'
    this.css = bw.dom ? document.getElementById(obj).style : bw.ie4 ? document.all[obj].style : bw.ns4 ? eval(nest + "document.layers." + obj) : 0;
    this.writeref = bw.dom ? document.getElementById(obj) : bw.ie4 ? document.all[obj] : bw.ns4 ? eval(nest + "document.layers." + obj + ".document") : 0;
    if (font) {
        this.color = new Array(); this.color = eval(color); this.news = new Array(); this.news = eval(news)
        this.font = font; this.size = size; this.speed = fadespeed; this.delay = betweendelay; this.newsheight = newsheight;
        this.fadeIn = b_fadeIn; this.fadeOut = b_fadeOut; this.newsWrite = b_newsWrite; this.y = 1
        this.slideIn = b_slideIn; this.moveIt = b_moveIt; this.slideSpeed = slidespeed; this.works = works
        if (bw.dom || bw.ie4) { this.css.fontFamily = this.font; this.css.fontSize = this.size; this.css.color = this.color[0] }
    }
    this.obj = obj + "Object"; eval(this.obj + "=this"); return this
}

// A unit of measure that will be added when setting the position of a layer.
var px = bw.ns4 || window.opera ? "" : "px";

function b_moveIt(x, y) { this.x = x; this.y = y; this.css.left = this.x + px; this.css.top = this.y + px; }

function b_newsWrite(num, i) {
    if (bw.ns4) {
        this.writeref.write("<a href=\"" + this.news[num]['link'] + "\" target=\"myTarget\" style=\"text-decoration:none; font-size:" + this.size + "px\">"
			+ "<font face=\"" + this.font + "\" color=\"" + this.color[i] + "\">" + this.news[num]['text'] + "</font></a>")
        this.writeref.close()
    } else this.writeref.innerHTML = '<a id="' + this.obj + 'link' + '" style="text-decoration:none; font-size:' + this.size + 'px; color:' + this.color[i] + '" href="' + this.news[num]['link'] + '">' + this.news[num]['text'] + '</a>'
}
//Slide in
function b_slideIn(num, i) {
    if (this.y > 0) {
        if (i == 0) { this.moveIt(0, this.newsheight); this.newsWrite(num, this.color.length - 1) }
        this.moveIt(this.x, this.y - this.slideSpeed)
        i++
        setTimeout(this.obj + ".slideIn(" + num + "," + i + ");", 50)
    } else setTimeout(this.obj + ".fadeOut(" + num + "," + (this.color.length - 1) + ")", this.delay)
}
//The fade functions
function b_fadeIn(num, i) {
    if (i < this.color.length) {
        if (i == 0 || bw.ns4) this.newsWrite(num, i)
        else {
            obj = bw.ie4 ? eval(this.obj + "link") : document.getElementById(this.obj + "link")
            obj.style.color = this.color[i]
        }
        i++
        setTimeout(this.obj + ".fadeIn(" + num + "," + i + ")", this.speed)
    } else setTimeout(this.obj + ".fadeOut(" + num + "," + (this.color.length - 1) + ")", this.delay)
}

function b_fadeOut(num, i) {
    if (i >= 0) {
        if (i == 0 || bw.ns4) this.newsWrite(num, i)
        else {
            obj = bw.ie4 ? eval(this.obj + "link") : document.getElementById(this.obj + "link")
            obj.style.color = this.color[i]
        }
        i--
        setTimeout(this.obj + ".fadeOut(" + num + "," + i + ")", this.speed)
    } else {
        num++
        if (num == this.news.length) num = 0
        works = !this.works ? 0 : this.works == 1 ? 1 : Math.round(Math.random())
        if (works == 0) setTimeout(this.obj + ".fadeIn(" + num + ",0)", 500)
        else if (works == 1) {
            this.y = 1; setTimeout(this.obj + ".slideIn(" + num + ",0)", 500)
        }
    }
}
/********************************************************************************************
The init function. Calls the object constructor and set some properties and starts the fade
*********************************************************************************************/
function fadeInit() {
    oNews = new makeNewsObj('divNews', 'divNewsCont', nFont, nFontsize, "nColor", "nNews", nFadespeed, nBetweendelay, nSlidespeed, nWorks, nNewsheight)
    oNewsCont = new makeNewsObj('divNewsCont')
    works = !oNews.works ? 0 : oNews.works == 1 ? 1 : Math.round(Math.random())
    if (works == 0) oNews.fadeIn(0, 0)
    else if (works == 1) oNews.slideIn(0, 0)
    oNewsCont.css.visibility = "visible"
}

//Calls the init function on pageload. 
//if(bw.bw) onload += fadeInit