var version = (parseInt(navigator.appVersion)>3);
var delay = 200;
var pause = 1000;
var nextm = 0;
var lnk = new Array ('','');
var msg = new Array ('  ........... ....   ..  ..  Bürgerfest auf dem Marktplatz ','.................. 3.Oktober 2010 ab 11 Uhr in Oelsnitz/Vogtl.   ');

function start_ticker()   {
   if (version)
   do_ticker(0)
}

function do_ticker(pos)   {
   var out = lnk[nextm]+'<b> &nbsp;'+msg[nextm].substring(0, pos)+'&nbsp;</b></a>';
   var outNS6 = ' '+msg[nextm].substring(0, pos)+' ';

   // Netscape > 5
   if ((navigator.appName == "Netscape") && (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 5))
   document.getElementById("ticker").firstChild.nodeValue = outNS6;

   // Netscape < 5
   else if ((navigator.appName == "Netscape") && (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) < 5))
   with(document.ticker.document)   {
      open();
      write(out);
      close();
   }

   // Rest der Welt
   else
   ticker.innerHTML = out;

   pos+=1;

   if(pos <= msg[nextm].length)
   setTimeout('do_ticker('+pos+')', delay);

   else   {
   if(++nextm >= msg.length)
   nextm = 0;
   setTimeout('do_ticker(0)', pause)
   }
}