//   http://www.RobLigtenberg.nl © 2004-2010    //

var speed = 100
var pause = 2000
var timerID = null
var bannerRunning = false
var ar = new Array()
ar[0] = "  ::  This is the Info & contact page  ::  "
ar[1] = "                                                                           "
ar[2] = "  ::  Take a look at the interesting links  ::  "
ar[3] = "                                                                           "
ar[4] = "  ::  Leave a message in the Guestbook or visit my MySpace or Blog  ::  "
ar[5] = "                                                                           "

var currentMessage = 0
var offset = 0
function stopBanner() {
if (bannerRunning)
	clearTimeout(timerID)
	bannerRunning = false
}
function startBanner() {
	stopBanner()
	showBanner()
}
function showBanner() {
var text = ar[currentMessage]
if (offset < text.length) {
if (text.charAt(offset) == " ")
offset++ 
	var partialMessage = text.substring(0, offset + 1) 
	window.status = partialMessage
	offset++	// IE sometimes has trouble with "++offset"
	timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", speed)
	bannerRunning = true
} else {
offset = 0
currentMessage++
if (currentMessage == ar.length)
	currentMessage = 0
	timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", pause)
	bannerRunning = true
}
}
startBanner();