var ticker = new Object();

function TickerZichtbaar () {
	ticker.object.style.visibility = "visible";
}

function TickerPosition () {
	ticker.object.style.left = (ticker.breedte - (ticker.teller * ticker.stap)) + "px";
}

function TickerInit () {
	ticker.object = document.getElementById ("ticker");
	if (ticker.object) {
		ticker.stap = 1;
		ticker.breedte = 670;
		ticker.snelheid = 20;
		ticker.tekstbreedte = document.getElementById ("tickertekst").offsetWidth;
		ticker.afstand = ticker.breedte + ticker.tekstbreedte;
		ticker.aantalstappen = ticker.afstand / ticker.stap;
		ticker.teller = 0;
		TickerZichtbaar ();
		TickerStart ();
	}
}

function TickerExit () {
	document.cookie = 'tickerteller=' + ticker.teller.toString ();
}

function TickerStart() {
	TickerPosition ();
	TickerGo ();
}

function TickerStop() {
	clearInterval (ticker.timer);
}

function TickerStep () {
	ticker.teller++;
	TickerPosition ();
	if (ticker.teller > ticker.aantalstappen) {
		TickerStop ();
		ticker.teller = 0;
		TickerStart ();
	}
}

function TickerGo () {
	ticker.timer = setInterval ("TickerStep ();", ticker.snelheid);
}