function Ticker(name, id, shiftBy, interval)
{
  this.name     = name;
  this.id       = id;
  this.shiftBy  = shiftBy ? shiftBy : 1;
  this.interval = interval ? interval : 100;
  this.runId        = null;

  this.div = document.getElementById(id);



  var node = this.div.firstChild;
  var next;

  while (node)
  {
    next = node.nextSibling;
    if (node.nodeType == 3)
      this.div.removeChild(node);
    node = next;
  }



  this.left = 0;
  this.shiftLeftAt = this.div.firstChild.offsetWidth;
  this.div.style.height        = this.div.firstChild.offsetHeight;
  this.div.style.width = 2 * screen.availWidth;
  this.div.style.visibility = 'visible';
}

function startTicker()
{
  this.stop();

  this.left -= this.shiftBy;

  if (this.left <= -this.shiftLeftAt)
  {
    this.left = 0;
    this.div.appendChild(this.div.firstChild);

    this.shiftLeftAt = this.div.firstChild.offsetWidth;
  }

  this.div.style.left = (this.left + 'px');

  this.runId = setTimeout(this.name + '.start()', this.interval);
}

function stopTicker()
{
  if (this.runId)
    clearTimeout(this.runId);

  this.runId = null;
}

function changeTickerInterval(newinterval)
{

  if (typeof(newinterval) == 'string')
    newinterval =  parseInt('0' + newinterval, 10);

  if (typeof(newinterval) == 'number' && newinterval > 0)
    this.interval = newinterval;

    this.stop();
    this.start();
}


Ticker.prototype.start = startTicker;
Ticker.prototype.stop = stopTicker;
Ticker.prototype.changeInterval = changeTickerInterval;


var fehler=true;

// Routine für einlesen des Contents

if (fehler==true)

{
var newstext0 = 'RUHR.2010... Out of the office im Kunstmuseum Bochum';
news=new Array()
news[0]="<a style='font-weight:normal;' class='shortnews' href='javascript:newsfenstergrzabka()'>"+newstext0+"</a>";
}