var newsitems;
var curritem=0;
var iPause=0;
$(document).ready(function(){
    var tickerSelector = "ol#ticker li";
    newsitems = $(tickerSelector).hide().hover(function(){$(this).addClass("hovered"); iPause=1;}, function(){$(this).removeClass("hovered"); iPause=0;}).filter(":eq(0)").show().add(tickerSelector).size();
    setInterval(ticknews,4000); //time in milliseconds
});
function ticknews() {
	if (iPause==0){
		$("#ticker li:eq("+curritem+")").fadeOut("slow",function(){$(this).hide();});
	    curritem = ++curritem%newsitems;
	    $("#ticker li:eq("+curritem+")").fadeIn("slow");
    }
}

// aded functions for button navigation
function tickfward() {
	$("#ticker li:eq("+curritem+")").fadeOut("slow",function(){$(this).hide();});
	curritem = ++curritem%newsitems;
	$("#ticker li:eq("+curritem+")").fadeIn("slow");
	iPause=1;
}

function tickbward() {
	if (curritem > 0){
		$("#ticker li:eq("+curritem+")").fadeOut("slow",function(){$(this).hide();});
		curritem = --curritem%newsitems;
		$("#ticker li:eq("+curritem+")").fadeIn("slow");
		iPause=1;
	}
}

//document.getElementById('ticker_button_left').style.visibility="visible"; document.getElementById('ticker_button_right').style.visibility="visible";
//document.getElementById('ticker_button_left').style.visibility="hidden"; document.getElementById('ticker_button_right').style.visibility="hidden";

function buttontoggle(show) {
	if (show == 'on') {
		document.getElementById('ticker_button_left').style.visibility="visible";
		document.getElementById('ticker_button_right').style.visibility="visible";
	} else {
		document.getElementById('ticker_button_left').style.visibility="hidden";
		document.getElementById('ticker_button_right').style.visibility="hidden";
	}
}