function initButtons() {
    var kids = document.getElementsByTagName('img');
    for (var i = 0; i < kids.length; i++) {
        if (kids[i].id != "openEmail" && kids[i].id != "aippApproved" && kids[i].id != "btnRegister") {
            kids[i].onclick = buttonClick;
            kids[i].onmousedown = buttonDown;
            kids[i].onmouseup = buttonUp;
            kids[i].oncontextmenu = buttonMenu;
        }
    }
    //document.getElementById("tickContentLink").onmouseover = stopTicker;
    //document.getElementById("tickContentLink").onmouseout = resumeTicker;
    getLinkElems();
    playFirstTicker();
}
function buttonMenu(e) {
    return false;
}
function buttonDown(e) {
    if (!e) var e = window.event;
    if ((tickLocked == false) && (e.button != 2)) {
        document.getElementById(this.id).style.cssText = "margin: 2px 0px 0px 2px;";
    }
}
function buttonUp(e) {
    if (!e) var e = window.event;
    if ((tickLocked == false) && (e.button != 2)) {
        document.getElementById(this.id).style.cssText = "";
    }
}
function buttonClick(e) {
    delayTicker();
    if (this.id == "back") {
        prevArticle();
    } else if (this.id == "next") {
        nextArticle();
    }
}
function prevArticle() {
    if (tickLocked == false) {
        if (intTickPos == 0) {
            intTickPos = arrNewsItems.length - 1;
        } else {
            intTickPos--;
        }
        setArticle(intTickPos);
    }
}
function nextArticle() {
    if (tickLocked == false) {
        if (intTickPos == arrNewsItems.length - 1) {
            intTickPos = 0;
        } else {
            intTickPos++;
        }
        setArticle(intTickPos);
    }
}
function typeText() {
    if (intCurrentPos < currentText.length) {
        strText += currentText.charAt(intCurrentPos);
        setSpan(strText, currentLink);
        intCurrentPos++;
    } else if (intCurrentPos == currentText.length) {
        strText += currentText.charAt(intCurrentPos);
        setSpan(strText, currentLink);
        clearInterval(typeInterval);
        hideCursor();
    } else if (intCurrentPos > currentText.length) {
        setSpan(strText, currentLink);
        clearInterval(typeInterval);
        hideCursor();
    }
}
function setSpan(strText, strLink) {
    var tickElem = document.getElementById("tick");
    var tickFirstChild = tickElem.firstChild;
    var tickLinkElem = document.createElement("a");
    tickLinkElem.setAttribute('href', strLink);
    tickLinkElem.setAttribute('target', '_top');
    //tickLinkElem.setAttribute('id', 'tickContentLink');
    tickText = document.createTextNode(strText);
    tickLinkElem.appendChild(tickText);
    tickElem.replaceChild(tickLinkElem, tickFirstChild);
    getLinkElems();
}
function getLinkElems() {
    var tickerElem = document.getElementById("tick");
    var tickerAElem = tickerElem.getElementsByTagName("a");
    for (var i = 0; i < tickerAElem.length; i++) {
        tickerAElem[i].onmouseover = stopTicker;
        tickerAElem[i].onmouseout = resumeTicker;
    }
}

function setArticle(intPos) {
    if (arrNewsItems[intPos] != null) {
        tickLocked = true;
        intCurrentPos = 0;
        strText = '';
        setSpan('', '#');
        showCursor();
        currentText = arrNewsItems[intPos][0];
        currentLink = arrNewsItems[intPos][1];
        typeInterval = setInterval("typeText()", intTypeSpeed);
        tickLocked = false;
    }
}
function playTicker() {
    isInFirstTimeout = false;
    if (autoTimerID != 0) {
        clearInterval(typeInterval);
        nextArticle();
    }
    autoTimerID = self.setTimeout("playTicker()", intTickSpeed);
}
function playFirstTicker() {
    if (isFirstPass == true) {
        hideCursor();
        setSpan(arrNewsItems[0][0], arrNewsItems[0][1]);
        isFirstPass = false;
        typeInterval = setInterval('', 0);
        isInFirstTimeout = true;
        autoTimerID = self.setTimeout("playFirstTicker()", intTickSpeed);
    }
    else if (isFirstPass == false) {
        clearTimeout(autoTimerID);
        isInFirstTimeout = false;
        setArticle(intTickPos);
        playTicker();
    }
}
function stopTicker() {
    clearTimeout(autoTimerID);
}
function resumeTicker() {
    clearTimeout(autoTimerID);
    autoTimerID = self.setTimeout("playTicker()", intTickSpeed);
}
function delayTicker() {
    clearTimeout(autoTimerID);
    clearInterval(typeInterval);
    autoTimerID = self.setTimeout("playTicker()", intTickSpeed * 2);
}
function hideCursor() {
    document.getElementById("cursor").className = "hidden";
}

function showCursor() {
    document.getElementById("cursor").className = "";
}
initButtons();