var speed = 250
var pause = 1500
var timerID = null
var NewsRunning = false
var MessageArray = new Array()

MessageArray[0]="News ... News ... News ";
MessageArray[1]=" - - - Besuchen Sie uns in unserem Büro  Alte Säge 5 in Gaimersheim. Bitte vereinbaren Sie unter 08458-3423-0 telefonisch einen Termin";
MessageArray[2]="";
MessageArray[3]=" - - - ";

var currentMessage = 0;
var offset = 0;
var inhalt= "                                                  ";

function stopNews() {
        if (NewsRunning)
                clearTimeout(timerID)

        NewsRunning = false
}

// start the News

function startNews() {
        stopNews()
        showNews()
}


function showNews() {
        var text = MessageArray[currentMessage]
        if (offset < text.length) {
                inhalt= inhalt.substring(1,49) + text.substring(offset, offset + 1)
                document.forms[0].NewsField.value = inhalt
                offset++
                timerID = setTimeout("showNews()", speed)
		NewsRunning = true
        } else {
                offset = 0
                currentMessage++
                if (currentMessage == MessageArray.length)
                        currentMessage = 0
                timerID = setTimeout("showNews()", speed)
		NewsRunning = true
        }
}