<!--
// Browser-Checker
var ie = document.all?1:0;
var w3c = document.getElementById?1:0;
var ns4 = document.layers?1:0;

var sHeight = 100;	// Scrollhoehe der einzelnen News
var steps = 1;		// Anzahl der Pixel, um die der Ticker verschoben wird
var pause = 35;		// Verzoegerungszeit des Intervalls in Millisekunden
var pass = false;	// Boolsche Variable zur Verhinderung des ersten Leerdurchlaufs
var i = 0;		// Zaehler fuer das nachfolgende Array

function intro() {

 if(ie) {
  ticker.style.pixelTop = sHeight;
  scrollIE();
 }
 else if(w3c) {
  ticker = document.getElementById('ticker');
  ticker.style.top = sHeight + "px";
  scrollW3C();
 }
 else if(ns4) {
  ticker = document['spot'].document['ticker'];
  ticker.top = sHeight;
  ticker.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEOVER|Event.MOUSEOUT);
  scrollNS4();
 }
 ticker.onmouseover= function() { steps = 0; } // Event-Handler initialisieren
 ticker.onmouseout = function() { steps = 1; }
}


function scrollIE() { // IE-Scroller

 if(pass == 1 && ticker.style.pixelTop >= -sHeight) {
  ticker.style.pixelTop -= steps;	// Ticker nach oben scrollen
 }
 else {
  ticker.style.pixelTop = sHeight;
  ticker.innerHTML = content[i];	// News ins Dokument schreiben
   if(i == content.length - 1)		// Zaehler hochzaehlen bzw. zuruecksetzen
    i = 0; else i++;
  pass = true;
  steps = 1;
 }
 if(ticker.style.pixelTop <= -sHeight/6) {
  steps = 2;				// Scrollen am Ende beschleunigen
 }
 setTimeout("scrollIE()", pause);
}


function scrollW3C() { // Scroller fuer W3C-kompatible Browser

 if(pass == 1 && parseInt(ticker.style.top) >= -sHeight) {
  ticker.style.top = parseInt(ticker.style.top) - steps + "px";
 }
 else {
  ticker.style.top = sHeight + "px";
  ticker.innerHTML = content[i];
   if(i == content.length - 1)
    i = 0; else i++;
  pass = true;
  steps = 1;
 }
 if(parseInt(ticker.style.top) <= -sHeight/6) {
  steps = 2;
 }
 setTimeout("scrollW3C()", pause);
}


function scrollNS4() { // Scroller fuer NS 4

 if(pass == 1 && ticker.top >= -sHeight) {
  ticker.top -= steps;
 }
 else {
  ticker.top = sHeight;
  with(ticker.document) {
   open();
   write(content[i]);
   close();
  }
   if(i == content.length - 1)
    i = 0; else i++;
  pass = true;
  steps = 1;
 }
 if(ticker.top <= -sHeight/6) {
  steps = 2;
 }
 setTimeout("scrollNS4()", pause);
}
//-->