<!--
var theSpeed = 4; // velocita' di scorrimento
//
var theNewsHeight = 250;
var theNewsTop = 0;
var theNewsLimit = 0;
var theCounter = 0;
var theSteps = 100;
var theStandUp = 1000;
theNumNews = 2;

var theWait = 0;

function getStyleObject(objectId) {
    // cross-browser function to get an object's style object given its
    if(document.getElementById && document.getElementById(objectId)) {
		// W3C DOM
		return document.getElementById(objectId).style;
    } else if (document.all && document.all(objectId)) {
		// MSIE 4 DOM
		return document.all(objectId).style;
    } else if (document.layers && document.layers[objectId]) {
		// NN 4 DOM.. note: this won't find nested layers
		return document.layers[objectId];
    } else {
		return false;
    }
}

function startScroller(){
	if ( theWait == 0 ) {
		var myNewsObjStyle = getStyleObject('news');
		if( myNewsObjStyle == false ) {
			return;
		}
		var myTop = parseInt(myNewsObjStyle.top) - 1;
		
		if (document.layers) {
			myNewsObjStyle.top = myTop;
		} else {
			myNewsObjStyle.top = myTop + "px";
			//alert(myNewsObjStyle.top)
		}
		if (resetTop()) return;
		theCounter++;
		if(theCounter==theSteps ) {
			theCounter = 0;
			//setTimeout("startScroller()", theStandUp);
		} else {
			//setTimeout("startScroller()", theSpeed);
		}
	}
    setTimeout("startScroller()", 70);
}

function resetTop() {
	var myNewsObjStyle = getStyleObject('news');
	//alert(theNewsTop-theNewsHeight);
	if(parseInt(myNewsObjStyle.top)<(theNewsTop-(theNewsHeight*theNumNews))) {
		//alert(myNewsObjStyle.top);
		//alert(parseInt(document.getElementById('news').offsetTop));
		if (document.layers) {
			myNewsObjStyle.top = theNewsTop;
		} else {
			myNewsObjStyle.top = theNewsTop+"px";
		}
		//alert(myNewsObjStyle.top);
		//alert(parseInt(document.getElementById('news').offsetTop));
		theCounter = 0;
		setTimeout("startScroller()", theSpeed);
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}

function initScroller() {
	var myNewsObjStyle = getStyleObject('news');
	//alert(theNewsTop);
	myNewsObjStyle.top = 0;
    //alert(getStyleObject('news').height)
	//alert(parseInt(document.getElementById('news').offsetTop));
	setTimeout("startScroller()", 400);
    //setTimeout("test()", 21);
}

function test() {
    setTimeout("test()", 21);
    var myNewsObjStyle = getStyleObject('news');
    var myTop = parseInt(myNewsObjStyle.top) - 1;
    myNewsObjStyle.top = myTop + "px";
}
-->