// Scrolling status Bar text Script

var speed = 50 //decrease value to increase speed (must be positive) 
var pause = 2500 //increase value to increase pause
var timerID = null 
var bannerRunning = false
var ar = new Array()
ar[0] = "WELCOME "
ar[1] = "METEO STATION GREECE DIMITRIS"
ar[2] = "ALL ABOUT METEOROLOGY"
ar[3] = "CURRENT WEATHER FROM PERISTERI ATHENS - GREECE"
ar[4] = "LIVE WEATHER WEB CAMERA"
ar[5] = "LIGHTNING RADAR LONG RANGE"
ar[6] = "MODIFICATIONS AT WEATHER STATION"
var currentMessage = 0
var offset = 0

function stopBanner() {
	if (bannerRunning)
		clearTimeout(timerID)
	bannerRunning = false
}

function startBanner() {
	stopBanner()
	showBanner()
}
function showBanner() { 
	var text = ar[currentMessage]
	if (offset < text.length) {
		if (text.charAt(offset) == " ")
			offset++ 
		var partialMessage = text.substring(0, offset + 1)
		window.status = partialMessage
		offset++ 
		timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", speed)
		bannerRunning = true
	}
	else {
		offset = 0
		currentMessage++
			if (currentMessage == ar.length)
				currentMessage = 0
			timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", pause)
			bannerRunning = true
	}
}

//startBanner();