

var speed = 250 // greater is slower;

var message = "";

// Remember to include the vertical bar | at the end of the message(s);

var mContainer = "";
var circleMsg = "";
var prevMsg = "";
var useFloat = "";
var xV = 0;
var xL = 0;
var msgLength = 0;

function updateMessage(){

if (circleMsg == ""){circleMsg = mContainer.lastChild.data}
else {circleMsg = prevMsg}
var separatorIdx = circleMsg.lastIndexOf('|');
if (separatorIdx == -1){separatorIdx = msgLength}
circleMsg = circleMsg.substring(1,separatorIdx);
var spliceStr = message.substring(0,msgLength-separatorIdx-1);
var dispMsg = circleMsg+spliceStr;
mContainer.removeChild(mContainer.lastChild);
mContainer.appendChild(document.createTextNode(dispMsg));
prevMsg = circleMsg+'|'+spliceStr;
setTimeout("updateMessage()",speed);
}

function startCrawl(){

mContainer.appendChild(document.createTextNode(message))
//setTimeout("updateMessage()",3000); // delay before crawl start;
}

function stayHome(){

var nV = 0;
var nL = 0;
if(!document.body.scrollTop)
{
nV = document.documentElement.scrollTop;
nL = document.documentElement.scrollLeft;
}
else{
nV = document.body.scrollTop;
nL = document.body.scrollLeft;
}
if (nV == 0){window.scrollBy(0,1)}
useFloat.style.top = nV+xV+"px";
useFloat.style.left = nL+xL+"px";
setTimeout("stayHome()",50);
}

window.onload=function(){

mContainer = document.getElementById('crawl');
document.getElementById('isFloat').style.width = useWidth;
msgLength = message.length;
useFloat = document.getElementById('isFloat');
useFloat.style.left = ((screen.width-30)/2)-(parseInt(useWidth)/2)+"px";
xV = useFloat.offsetTop;
xL = useFloat.offsetLeft;
stayHome();
startCrawl();
}
