var ticker_currentItem 			= -1;
var ticker_currentItemCharacter 	= 0;
var ticker_currentItemCharacterInc 	= 7;
var ticker_currentItemLength 		= 0;

var ticker_characterTime 		= 50;
var ticker_delayTime 			= 6000;
var ticker_ItemTitle			= new Array();
var ticker_ItemLink			= new Array();

ticker_ItemTitle[0] = "Special Offer: Wedding Guests Special Rates at Dunchurch Park Hotel... click for more info";
ticker_ItemLink[0] = "offers.php?venue=dun";
ticker_ItemTitle[1] = "Special Offer: Standard Room Rate at Dunchurch Park Hotel... click for more info";
ticker_ItemLink[1] = "offers.php?venue=dun";
ticker_ItemTitle[2] = "Special Offer: Standard Room Rate at Woodlands Manor Hotel... click for more info";
ticker_ItemLink[2] = "offers.php?venue=woodlands";
ticker_ItemTitle[3] = "Special Offer: Basic Package DB&B at Woodlands Manor Hotel... click for more info";
ticker_ItemLink[3] = "offers.php?venue=woodlands";
ticker_ItemTitle[4] = "Upcoming Event: Further Gourmet Evenings at Ye Olde Vicarage... click for more info";
ticker_ItemLink[4] = "events.php?venue=vicar";
ticker_ItemTitle[5] = "Special Offer: Birthday Package at Ye Olde Vicarage... click for more info";
ticker_ItemLink[5] = "offers.php?venue=vicar";
ticker_ItemTitle[6] = "Special Offer: Leeds City Break at Haley's Hotel... click for more info";
ticker_ItemLink[6] = "offers.php?venue=haleys";
ticker_ItemTitle[7] = "Special Offer: Birthday Package at Haley's Hotel... click for more info";
ticker_ItemLink[7] = "offers.php?venue=haleys";
var ticker_numberItems 			= 8;

function JS_ticker() {
	if (ticker_currentItem == -1) {
		ticker_currentItem = 0;
		ticker_currentItemCharacter = 0;
		ticker_currentItemLength = ticker_ItemTitle[ticker_currentItem].length;
		document.getElementById("newsticker").setAttribute('href', ticker_ItemLink[ticker_currentItem]);
	}

	//if there are still characters to process
	if (ticker_currentItemCharacter <= ticker_currentItemLength) {
		newtext = ticker_ItemTitle[ticker_currentItem].substr(0, ticker_currentItemCharacter+=ticker_currentItemCharacterInc);

		//reset the link if we're on a new news item
		if (ticker_currentItemCharacter == 1) {
			document.getElementById("newsticker").setAttribute('title', ticker_ItemTitle[ticker_currentItem]);
		}

		document.getElementById("newsticker").replaceChild(document.createTextNode(newtext), document.getElementById("newsticker").childNodes[0]);
		setTimeout('JS_ticker()', ticker_characterTime);
	}
	else {
		//set the new link
		document.getElementById("newsticker").setAttribute('href', ticker_ItemLink[ticker_currentItem]);

		// no more characters, set for the next news item and return after the large delay
		ticker_currentItem++;
		if (ticker_currentItem == ticker_numberItems) ticker_currentItem = 0;
		ticker_currentItemLength = ticker_ItemTitle[ticker_currentItem].length;
		ticker_currentItemCharacter = 0;

		setTimeout('JS_ticker()', ticker_delayTime);
	}
}