var node = '';
var current = 0;
var contents = new Array();
var running = false;
var runid = '';
var tnode = '';

function nodechange(node, text) {
	if(node.nodeType == 3) {
		node = text;
	} else {
		node.innerHTML = text;
	}
}

function tickerrun() {
	nodechange(node, contents[current]);
	if(current == contents.length-1) {
		current = 0;
	} else {
		current++;
	}
}

function tickertoggle() {
	if(running === true) {
		running = false;
		window.clearInterval(runid);
		nodechange(tnode, startticker);
	} else {
		tickerstart();
	}
}

function tickerstart() {
	node = document.getElementById("tickerdiv");
	tnode = document.getElementById("tickertoggle");

	nodechange(tnode, stopticker);

	tickerrun();
	runid = window.setInterval(tickerrun, delay, '');
	running = true;
}
