var delay=100;
var nextm=0;
var Tickertext1=Text1;
var Tickertext2=Text2;

var msg=new Array
(
    Tickertext1,
    Tickertext2
);
function start_ticker()
{
    do_ticker(msg[0], 0, 1);
}
function do_ticker(text, pos, dir)
{
    var out='<font face="Arial">&nbsp;<font color=#ffffff><B><font size=-1>'+text.substring(0, pos)+'</font></b></font>&nbsp;</font>';

    //if(navigator.appName=="Netscape")
	  if(document.layers)
        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*50);
    else
    {
        if(pos<0)
        {
            if(++nextm>=msg.length)
                nextm=0;
            text=msg[nextm];
            dir=-dir;
        }
        setTimeout('do_ticker("'+text+'",'+pos+','+dir+')', delay);
    }
}