var delay = 7000; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=30; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor
var stepdelay=40; // time in miliseconds of a single step
//**Note: maxsteps*stepdelay will be total time in miliseconds of fading effect
var startcolor= new Array(255,255,255); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(0,0,0); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fcontent=new Array();
begintag='<div style="font: normal 14px Arial; padding: 5px;">'; //set opening tag, such as font declarations
fcontent[0]="<p>Our Fantastic Sams Region was given the charge of selecting the best salon software available in the market.  My salons were used as the testing grounds for three salon software packages.</p><strong>Mary Prevost</strong><br/>Fantastic Sams of Arizona <br/>(Sister region with San Diego and Hawaii)</strong><br/><a href='http://www.supersalon.com/customer-testimonials/'>Read More... </a>";
fcontent[1]="<p>I would 110%  recommend the <strong>SuperSalon POS</strong> system to any salon owner! SuperSalon is  intuitive and easy to use, yet powerful and the SuperSalon staff is  incredible. Matt Rogers and his team <strong>understand our business</strong> and continually refine their product to meet our needs...<strong>Chris Serrano <br></strong>Supercuts and Cost Cutters<br>90 Salons<br/><a href='http://www.supersalon.com/customer-testimonials/'>Read More... </a> ";
fcontent[2]="<p>I just wanted to send you a note to thank you and your staff for a terrific year. We converted our stores over to Rogers 1Q this year. Our conversions went smoothly and the systems work great. If there ever is a hiccup - your staff is all over it!<p><strong>Chris Robins<br>20 Supercuts in Pennsylvania<br>and </strong><strong>New Jersey</strong></a><br/><a href='http://www.supersalon.com/customer-testimonials/'>Read More... </a> ";
closetag='</div>';

var fwidth='250px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='200px'; //set scroller height

var fadelinks=1;  //should links inside scroller content also fade like text? 0 for no, 1 for yes.

///No need to edit below this line/////////////////


var ie4=document.all&&!document.getElementById;
var DOM2=document.getElementById;
var faderdelay=0;
var index=0;


/*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] + ")");
}

if (ie4||DOM2)
  document.write('<div id="fscroller" style="border:0px solid black;width:'+fwidth+';height:'+fheight+'"></div>');

if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", changecontent, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", changecontent)
else if (document.getElementById)
window.onload=changecontent