function ticker(content, divId, divClass, delay){
this.content=content
this.tickerid=divId // ID of master ticker div. Message is contained inside first child of ticker div
this.delay=delay // delay between msg change, in miliseconds.
this.mouseoverBol=0 // boolean to indicate whether mouse is currently over ticker (and pause it if it is)
this.pointer=1
this.opacitystring=(typeof fadeornot!="undefined")? "width: 100%; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.alpha(opacity=100); -moz-opacity: 1" : ""
document.write('<div id="'+divId+'" class="'+divClass+'"><div style="'+this.opacitystring+'">'+content[0]+'</div></div>')
var instanceOfTicker=this
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.initialize()}, delay)
}

ticker.prototype.initialize=function(){
var instanceOfTicker=this
this.contentdiv=document.getElementById(this.tickerid).firstChild // div of inner content that holds the messages
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseover=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=1}
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseout=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=0}
this.rotatemsg()
}

ticker.prototype.rotatemsg=function(){
var instanceOfTicker=this
if (this.mouseoverBol==1) // if mouse is currently over ticker, do nothing (pause it)
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, 100)
else{
this.contentdiv.innerHTML=this.content[this.pointer]
this.pointer=(this.pointer<this.content.length-1)? this.pointer+1 : 0
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, this.delay) // update container
}
}