// Created on 16-Mar-2011 02:58:35

var i=0;
var stopped = true;

var newsflashes = [];
newsflashes[0] = '<h1>VERY Slow Session</h1><p>Curlers Rest<br />Byres Road, Glasgow</p><p>Sunday 19<sup>th</sup> February 2012</p><p><a href="vslowsesh.html">read more...</a></p>';
//newsflashes[1] = '<h1>Burns Supper</h1><p><a href="http://www.islayinn.com">The Islay Inn</a><br />1256 Argyle Street, Glasgow<br /><strong>Wednesday 25<sup>th</sup> Jan 2012<br />8pm</strong></p><p><a href="events.html\#burns">read more...</a></p>';
//newsflashes[2] = '<h1>ENROLMENT - Term 3</h1><p><strong>25<sup>th</sup> January</strong><br />at<br /><strong>Stow College</strong></p><p><a href="enrolmentinfo.html">read more...</a></p>';
//newsflashes[5] = '<h1></h1><p></p><p><a href="">more...</a></p>';
//newsflashes[6] = '<h1></h1><p></p><p><a href="">more...</a></p>';
//newsflashes[7] = '<h1></h1><p></p><p><a href="">more...</a></p>';
//newsflashes[8] = '<h1></h1><p></p><p><a href="">more...</a></p>';
//newsflashes[9] = '<h1></h1><p></p><p><a href="">more...</a></p>';
var numbofitems = newsflashes.length;


function stoporgo()
{
if(stopped == true)
	stopped=false;
else if(stopped == false)
	stopped=true;

changenews();
}

/*function changenews(dowhat)
{
var newsboard = document.getElementById('newsflash');
newsboard.innerHTML = dowhat;
switch(dowhat)
  {
  case 'stopped':
  document.getElementById('stopstartnews').innerHTML = 'START';
  break;
  
  case previous:
  break;
  
  case next:
  break;
  
  case 'started':
  document.getElementById('stopstartnews').innerHTML = 'STOP';
		if(i < newsitems)
  		{
  			newsboard.innerHTML = newsflashes[i];
  			i++;
  			setTimeout('changenews(\'started\')',7000);
  		}
  	else
  		{
  			i=0;
  			changenews('started');
  		}
  break;
  }
}

*/

function changenews()
{
var thenewsboard = document.getElementById('newsboard');
var theitemnumbs = document.getElementById('itemnumb');
if(stopped == true)
	{
		document.getElementById('stopstartnews').innerHTML = 'START';
		
	}
else if(stopped == false)
	{
		document.getElementById('stopstartnews').innerHTML = 'STOP';

		if(i < numbofitems)
  		{
  			thenewsboard.innerHTML = newsflashes[i];
  			theitemnumbs.innerHTML = 'item ' + (i+1) + ' of ' + numbofitems;
  			i++;
  			setTimeout('changenews()',4000);
  		}
  	else
  		{
  			i=0;
  			changenews();
  		}
  }

}

function showprevious()
{
stoporgo();
i-=2;
if(i < 0)
	i = (numbofitems - 1);
document.getElementById('newsboard').innerHTML = newsflashes[i];
document.getElementById('stopstartnews').innerHTML = 'START';
}

function shownext()
{
stoporgo();
if(i >= numbofitems)
	i = 0;
document.getElementById('newsboard').innerHTML = newsflashes[i];
document.getElementById('stopstartnews').innerHTML = 'START';
}