oldTemp="";
curStart = 0;
curMessage = "";

function init() {
	line = getTicker();
	changeMessage();
}

function nextMessage() {
	curMessage = "+++ ";
	i = curStart;
	while (curMessage.length < 100) {
		//alert ( i + " " + line[i] );
		curMessage += line[i] + " +++ ";
		i = (i + 1) % line.length;
	}
	
	curStart ++;
	curStart = curStart % line.length;
}

function changeMessage() {
	oldTemp = curMessage;
	nextMessage();
	temp = "";
	nextStep();
}

function remove() {
	if (temp.length > 0) {
		temp = temp.substr(0, temp.length-1);
		document.getElementById("bottomTicker").value = temp;
		setTimeout("remove()",25);
	}
	else {
		setTimeout("changeMessage()", 1000);
	}
}

function nextStep(){
	if (temp.length < curMessage.length) {
		temp = temp + curMessage.charAt(temp.length); 
		document.getElementById("bottomTicker").value = temp;
		setTimeout("nextStep()",25);
	}
	else {
		setTimeout("remove()", 1000);
	}
}