// JavaScript Document
/*Example message arrays for the two demo scrollers*/
var tickercontent=new Array()
tickercontent[0]='OFWs in Iraq hard to monitor
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has admitted difficulty in monitoring the recruitment of Filipino workers to Iraq since most transactions are done via the internet.
read full article. '
tickercontent[1]='No Filipino casualties in Saudi pipeline blast, fire
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured on Monday that there were no Filipino casualties in an explosion and fire that hit a gas pipeline in eastern Saudi Arabia that killed 28 workers over the weekend.
read full article. '
tickercontent[2]='DFA: Saudis dont have rights over RP passports
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that it is illegal for Saudi Arabian employers to keep the Philippine passports of their workers.
read full article. '
function domticker(content, divId, divClass, delay, fadeornot){
this.content=content
this.tickerid=divId //ID of master ticker div. Message is contained inside first child of ticker div
this.delay=delay //Delay between msg change, in miliseconds.
this.mouseoverBol=0 //Boolean to indicate whether mouse is currently over ticker (and pause it if it is)
this.pointer=1
this.opacitystring=(typeof fadeornot!="undefined")? "width: 100%; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.alpha(opacity=100); -moz-opacity: 1" : ""
if (this.opacitystring!="") this.delay+=500 //add 1/2 sec to account for fade effect, if enabled
this.opacitysetting=0.2 //Opacity value when reset. Internal use.
document.write('')
var instanceOfTicker=this
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.initialize()}, delay)
}
domticker.prototype.initialize=function(){
var instanceOfTicker=this
this.contentdiv=document.getElementById(this.tickerid).firstChild //div of inner content that holds the messages
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseover=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=1}
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseout=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=0}
this.rotatemsg()
}
domticker.prototype.rotatemsg=function(){
var instanceOfTicker=this
if (this.mouseoverBol==1) //if mouse is currently over ticker, do nothing (pause it)
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, 100)
else{
this.fadetransition("reset") //FADE EFFECT- RESET OPACITY
this.contentdiv.innerHTML=this.content[this.pointer]
this.fadetimer1=setInterval(function(){instanceOfTicker.fadetransition('up', 'fadetimer1')}, 100) //FADE EFFECT- PLAY IT
this.pointer=(this.pointer=1)
clearInterval(this[timerid])
}