var tickerWidth = 788; // width of ticker in pixel
var first = true;
var rightPos = 0;
var pause = 100; 
var tickercount = 0;

var tickers = new Array()

				tickers[0]='Dear friends, thank you for visiting our web site.';
				tickers[1]='We are pleased to provide you with our Letting and Maintenance services to satisfy your Accommodation & Letting needs.';
				tickers[2]='If you are looking for a student accommodation please go to the Students section or click To Let 2008/2009 to see our property listings.';
				tickers[3]='If you are a Landlord and you would like to let your property(ies), please go to the Landlords section.';
				tickers[4]='If you would like to get any additional information just Contact Us! See you around:)';
				tickers[5]='';
		 

function tickinit() {

	document.getElementById("ticktext").innerHTML = "<nobr>" + tickers[0] + "</nobr>";
	document.getElementById("ticktext").style.clip = "rect(auto 0px auto auto)";
	
   setInterval('tick()', 5);
}


function tick() {

	rightPos++;

	document.getElementById("ticktext").style.clip = "rect(auto "+rightPos+"px auto auto)";
	document.getElementById("ticktext").style.visibility = "visible";


	if (rightPos >= (tickerWidth+pause)) {
		tickercount++;
		if (tickercount >= tickers.length) tickercount = 0;
		document.getElementById("ticktext").innerHTML = tickers[tickercount];
		document.getElementById("ticktext").style.visibility = "hidden";
		rightPos = 0;
	}


}