var i=0;
var count = 0;
var speedfaktor=5;//Standard nach Dennis: 1 (Wertebereich: 1-60) //neu hinzugekommen: 20071129
    function update(){
       if(document.getElementById('news').style.left=='-25%'){ 
          document.getElementById('news').style.display = 'block';
        }
      if(window.innerWidth){
      /*FUNKTION FÜR FIREFOX UND OPERA*/
      //sichtbarkeit wird langsam auf 100% gesetzt
        var sichtbarkeit = parseFloat(document.getElementById('inner_news').style.opacity);
		sichtbarkeit += 0.01*speedfaktor;//Einstellung Dennis: 0.01
        document.getElementById('inner_news').style.opacity = sichtbarkeit;
      }
      else{
      /*FUNKTION FÜR IE*/
        //document.getElementById('news').style.backgroundImage = 'url(meldung_news12.gif)';
      //sichbarkeit wird eingestellt
        sichtbarkeit = document.getElementById('inner_news').style.filter;
        count += 2.5*speedfaktor;////Einstellung Dennis: 2.5
        document.getElementById('inner_news').style.filter = 'alpha(opacity='+count+')'; 
      }
      
      //News box wird ins Zentrum bewegt
      if(i<60/speedfaktor){//Einstellung Dennis: 60
        plu = parseInt(document.getElementById('news').style.left);
        plu += 1*speedfaktor;//Einstellung Dennis: 1
        document.getElementById('news').style.left = plu + "%";
        i++;
     } 
        window.setTimeout('update()',25); //Einstellung Dennis: 25
        if(window.innerWidth)
		{
        }
        else{
			//20090120: auskommentiert, da id nicht vorhanden und Fehleranzeige in Statusleiste im IE
          //document.getElementById('close').style.top = '5px';
          //document.getElementById('close').style.right = '44px';
        }
  }
  function close_news()
  {
		document.getElementById('news').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('move_in').style.display='block';
  }
  function mouse_ov_g(element)
  {
      element.src = 'pageimg/button_mouseover.gif';
  }
  function mouse_out_g(element){
      element.src = 'pageimg/button.gif';
  }
  function show_news(){
      if(document.getElementById('news').style.left=='-25%'){
        document.getElementById('move_in').style.display='none';
        update();
      }else{
        document.getElementById('news').style.display='block';
        document.getElementById('move_in').style.display='none';
      }
  }

// TO MOVE THE NEWS
    
    var move_it = false;

    function stripPx(value) {
      if (value == "") return 0;
      return parseFloat(value.substring(0, value.length - 2));
    }
    
    function drag_n_drop(identity){
    elem = document.getElementById(identity);
    elem.onmouseup = stopMove;
    elem.onmousemove = processMove;
    elem.onmousedown = startMove;
    elem.ondragstart = function(){ return false; }
    
      function startMove(event){
        if(!event){event=window.event;}
        top_starting = event.clientY;
        left_starting = event.clientX;
        elem.style.cursor = "-moz-grab";
        elem.style.opacity = "0.25";
        top_pos = stripPx(elem.style.top);
        left_pos = stripPx(elem.style.left);
        move_it=true;
        drag_n_drop(elem.id);
        return false;
      }
      
      function processMove(event) {
        if(!event){event=window.event;}
        if(move_it==true){
          topstyle = top_pos + (event.clientY - top_starting);
          leftstyle = left_pos + (event.clientX - left_starting);
          elem.style.top = topstyle+'px';
          elem.style.left = leftstyle+'px';
        }
      }
      
      function stopMove() {
        elem.style.cursor = "";
        elem.style.opacity = "1";
        move_it = false;
      }

      }