function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01
var p,i,x;  if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
	d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
if(!x && d.getElementById) x=d.getElementById(n); return x;
}

function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0
var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc;
}

function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
	var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
	if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}

function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0
var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3)
if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];}
}


/******************************************************************/

/*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] + ")");
}