//	adapted from: http://www.hungry-media.com/code/jQuery/tickerType/
//	by pi-squared - superior web design and development since 2001 / www.pi-squared.co.za

var c, d;
$(document).ready(function () {

	typeSpeed = 10;
	rotateSpeed = 4000;
	startText = "<strong>Sales & Marketing news:</strong> ";
	
	$('#ticker-area').mouseenter(function(e){
		c = d + 1;
	}).mouseleave(function(e){
		c = d;
	});

}); 

function createTicker(){
	var tickerLIs = ($('#ticker-area li').children());
	tickerLinkTarget = new Array();
	tickerLinkText = new Array();
	tickerLIs.each(function(el) {
		tickerLinkTarget.push($(this).attr('href'));
		tickerLinkText.push($(this).text());
	});
	i = 0;
	rotateTicker();
}

function rotateTicker(){
	if (c==d) {
		if(i==tickerLinkText.length){
			i = 0;
		}
		tickerText = tickerLinkText[i];
		c = 0;
		d = tickerLinkText[i].length + 1;
		$('#ticker-area ul').html("<li>" + startText + "<a href=\"" + tickerLinkTarget[i] + "\" target=\"_blank\"></a></li>");
		typeText();
		i++;
	} else {
		typeText()
	}
}

function typeText() {
	if(c < d){
		$('#ticker-area a').text(tickerText.substr(0,c++));
		setTimeout("typeText()",typeSpeed);
	} else if (c>d) {
		$('#ticker-area a').text(tickerText.substr(0,d));
		setTimeout("typeText()",typeSpeed);
	} else {
		setTimeout("rotateTicker()",rotateSpeed);
	}
}