var theCharacterTimeout = 50;		// USE THIS TO ADUSTS SPEED OF SCROLLER
var theStoryTimeout     = 500000000;		// USE THIS TO ADUSTS LENGTH OF TIME A ITEM IS DISPLAYED
var theLeadString       = "";		// IF YOU WANT A CONSISTANT LEAD STRING - PLACE IT HERE
var theWidgetOne        = "_";
var theWidgetTwo        = "-";
var theWidgetNone       = "";
var theSummaries = new Array();
var theSiteLinks = new Array();

var theItemCount = 1; // MAKE SURE THIS ITEM COUNT MATCHES THE NUMBER OF HEADLINES - (NOTE: counts start at "0", so 0,1,2,3 would be 4, this is how JavaScript counts elements in an array)

// HERE IS WHERE YOU ADD ITEMS - SCOLLING TEXT (NOTE: the LInks are set by default to "#", add a full URL if you really want to link somewhere)
theSummaries[0] = "Please visit the Registration Booth for Speaker Check-In";
theSiteLinks[0] = "registration.html";

// NO NEED TO EDIT ANYTHING AFTER THIS LINE ------------------------------------------------

function startTicker()
{
	// Define run time values
	theCurrentStory     = -1;
	theCurrentLength    = 0;
	// Locate base objects
	if (document.getElementById) {	
		    theAnchorObject     = document.getElementById("tickerAnchor");
			runTheTicker();   	
		 }
	else {
            document.write("<style>.ticki{display:none;}.ticko{border:0px; padding:0px;}</style>");
            return true;
	}
}
// Ticker main run loop
function runTheTicker()
{
	var myTimeout;  
	// Go for the next story data block
	if(theCurrentLength == 0)
	{
		theCurrentStory++;
		theCurrentStory      = theCurrentStory % theItemCount;
		theStorySummary      = theSummaries[theCurrentStory].replace(/&quot;/g,'"');		
		theTargetLink        = theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory];
		theAnchorObject.href = theTargetLink;
		thePrefix 	     = "<span class=\"tickls\">" + theLeadString + "</span>";
	}
	// Stuff the current ticker text into the anchor
	theAnchorObject.innerHTML = thePrefix + 
	theStorySummary.substring(0,theCurrentLength) + whatWidget();
	// Modify the length for the substring and define the timer
	if(theCurrentLength != theStorySummary.length)
	{
		theCurrentLength++;
		myTimeout = theCharacterTimeout;
	}
	else
	{
		theCurrentLength = 0;
		myTimeout = theStoryTimeout;
	}
	// Call up the next cycle of the ticker
	setTimeout("runTheTicker()", myTimeout);
}
// Widget generator
function whatWidget()
{
	if(theCurrentLength == theStorySummary.length)
	{
		return theWidgetNone;
	}

	if((theCurrentLength % 2) == 1)
	{
		return theWidgetOne;
	}
	else
	{
		return theWidgetTwo;
	}
}


// START TICKER
startTicker();