var openBtn = "images/home/newsButton_open.gif";
var solidBtn = "images/home/newsButton_solid.gif";
var intervalID;
var showing = 1;
var counter=0;
counter=parseInt(document.locator.counters.value);
var counter2=0;
counter2=parseInt(document.locator.counters2.value);

if (counter == 1)
{
var newsArray = new Array("","news1");
var btnArray = new Array("","newsBtn1");
}
if (counter == 2)
{
var newsArray = new Array("","news1","news2");
var btnArray = new Array("","newsBtn1","newsBtn2");
}
if (counter == 3)
{
var newsArray = new Array("","news1","news2","news3");
var btnArray = new Array("","newsBtn1","newsBtn2","newsBtn3");
}
if (counter == 4)
{
var newsArray = new Array("","news1","news2","news3","news4");
var btnArray = new Array("","newsBtn1","newsBtn2","newsBtn3","newsBtn4");
}
if (counter == 5)
{
var newsArray = new Array("","news1","news2","news3","news4","news5" );
var btnArray = new Array("","newsBtn1","newsBtn2","newsBtn3","newsBtn4","newsBtn5" );
}

var inProgress = false;

function swapNews(next) {
if (next == "stop")
{
inProgress=true;
//$(newsBtna.src="../images/stopl.png");
//$(newsBtnb.src="../images/startg.png");

}



if (inProgress) return;
    inProgress = true;
    if (next == 0) { next = showing + 1; } //if swapNews isnt called from a button
    if (next == counter2) { next = 1;}    // if its the last news item
    new Effect.Fade(newsArray[showing], { duration: 0.3});
if (next==1)
{
showing=0;
}
    setTimeout(function() {
if (showing == 0)
{
if (counter2==5)
{
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4.png";
}
if (counter2==4)
{
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3.png";
}
if (counter2==3)
{
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2.png";
}
if (counter2==6)
{
        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5.png";
}
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1l.png";

}
if (showing  == 1)
{
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1.png";
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2l.png";
}
if (showing == 2)
{
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2.png";
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3l.png";
}

if (showing  == 3)
{
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3.png";
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4l.png";
}
if (showing  == 4)
{
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4.png";
        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5l.png";
}

if (showing  == 5)
{
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1l.png";
        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5.png";
}



        new Effect.Appear(newsArray[next], { duration: 0.3})
        showing = next
        inProgress = false
    }, 300);

    clearInterval(intervalID);
    intervalID = setInterval("swapNews(0)", 10000);
}

function swapNews2(next) {
//$(newsBtna.src="../images/stopl.png");
//$(newsBtnb.src="../images/startg.png");

    if (next == 0) { next = showing + 1; } //if swapNews isnt called from a button
    if (next == counter2) { next = 1; }    // if its the last news item

    new Effect.Fade(newsArray[showing], { duration: 0.3});
    setTimeout(function() {

if (next == 1)
{
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1l.png";
if (counter2>2)
{
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2.png";
}
if (counter2>3)
{
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3.png";
}
if (counter2>4)
{
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4.png";
}
if (counter2>5)
{
        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5.png";
}



}
if (next == 2)
{
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1.png";
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2l.png";
if (counter2>3)
{
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3.png";
}
if (counter2>4)
{
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4.png";
}
if (counter2>5)
{
        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5.png";
}

}
if (next == 3)
{
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1.png";
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2.png";
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3l.png";
if (counter2>4)
{
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4.png";
}
if (counter2>5)
{
        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5.png";
}

}

if (next == 4)
{
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1.png";
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2.png";
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3.png";
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4l.png";
if (counter2>5)
{
        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5.png";
}

}
if (next == 5)
{
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1.png";
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2.png";
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3.png";
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4.png";
        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5l.png";
}

if (next == 6)
{
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1l.png";
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2.png";
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3.png";
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4.png";

        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5.png";
}
        new Effect.Appear(newsArray[next], { duration: 0.3})
        showing = next
        inProgress = true
    }, 300);

if (inProgress) return;

   }

function swapNews3(next) {

//$(newsBtna.src="../images/stop.png");
//$(newsBtnb.src="../images/startlg.png");

    
    if (next == 0) { next = showing + 1; } //if swapNews isnt called from a button
    if (next == counter2) { next = 1; }    // if its the last news item
    new Effect.Fade(newsArray[showing], { duration: 0.3});
if (next==1)
{
showing=0;
}
    setTimeout(function() {
if (showing == 0)
{
if (counter2==5)
{
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4.png";
}
if (counter2==4)
{
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3.png";
}
if (counter2==3)
{
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2.png";
}
if (counter2==6)
{
        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5.png";
}
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1l.png";

}
if (showing  == 1)
{
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1.png";
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2l.png";
}
if (showing == 2)
{
        $(btnArray[2]).src = "../images/2.png";
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3l.png";
}

if (showing  == 3)
{
        $(btnArray[3]).src = "../images/3.png";
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4l.png";
}
if (showing  == 4)
{
        $(btnArray[4]).src = "../images/4.png";
        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5l.png";
}

if (showing  == 5)
{
        $(btnArray[1]).src = "../images/1l.png";
        $(btnArray[5]).src = "../images/5.png";
}





        new Effect.Appear(newsArray[next], { duration: 0.3})
        showing = next
        inProgress = false
    }, 300);

    clearInterval(intervalID);
    intervalID = setInterval("swapNews(0)", 10000);
}
Event.observe(window, 'load', function() { // this binds the function() to the event window.onload
    intervalID = setInterval("swapNews(0)", 10000);
    //$("newsBtna").style.cursor = "pointer";
    //$("newsBtnb").style.cursor = "pointer";
if (counter == 1)
{
    $("newsBtn1").src = "../images/1l.png";
    $("newsBtn1").style.cursor = "pointer";
}
if (counter == 2)
{
    $("newsBtn1").src = "../images/1l.png";
    $("newsBtn1").style.cursor = "pointer";
    $("newsBtn2").src = "../images/2.png";
    $("newsBtn2").style.cursor = "pointer";

}
if (counter == 3)
{
    $("newsBtn1").src = "../images/1l.png";
    $("newsBtn1").style.cursor = "pointer";
    $("newsBtn2").src = "../images/2.png";
    $("newsBtn2").style.cursor = "pointer";
    $("newsBtn3").src = "../images/3.png";
    $("newsBtn3").style.cursor = "pointer";

}
if (counter == 4)
{
    $("newsBtn1").src = "../images/1l.png";
    $("newsBtn1").style.cursor = "pointer";
    $("newsBtn2").src = "../images/2.png";
    $("newsBtn2").style.cursor = "pointer";
    $("newsBtn3").src = "../images/3.png";
    $("newsBtn3").style.cursor = "pointer";
    $("newsBtn4").src = "../images/4.png";
    $("newsBtn4").style.cursor = "pointer";

}
if (counter == 5)
{
    $("newsBtn1").src = "../images/1l.png";
    $("newsBtn1").style.cursor = "pointer";
    $("newsBtn2").src = "../images/2.png";
    $("newsBtn2").style.cursor = "pointer";
    $("newsBtn3").src = "../images/3.png";
    $("newsBtn3").style.cursor = "pointer";
    $("newsBtn4").src = "../images/4.png";
    $("newsBtn4").style.cursor = "pointer";
    $("newsBtn5").src = "../images/5.png";
    $("newsBtn5").style.cursor = "pointer";

}

});