var TimeToFade = 1000.0;

function fade(eid)
{
  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
  if(element == null)
    return;
   
  if(element.FadeState == null)
  {
    if(element.style.opacity == null
        || element.style.opacity == ''
        || element.style.opacity == '1')
    {
      element.FadeState = 2;
    }
    else
    {
      element.FadeState = -2;
    }
  }
   
  if(element.FadeState == 1 || element.FadeState == -1)
  {
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? -1 : 1;
    element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade - element.FadeTimeLeft;
  }
  else
  {
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 2 ? -1 : 1;
    element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade;
    setTimeout("animateFade(" + new Date().getTime() + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
  }  
}

function animateFade(lastTick, eid)
{  
  var curTick = new Date().getTime();
  var elapsedTicks = curTick - lastTick;
 
  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
 
  if(element.FadeTimeLeft <= elapsedTicks)
  {
    element.style.opacity = element.FadeState == 1 ? '1' : '0';
    element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = '
        + (element.FadeState == 1 ? '100' : '0') + ')';
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? 2 : -2;
    return;
  }
 
  element.FadeTimeLeft -= elapsedTicks;
  var newOpVal = element.FadeTimeLeft/TimeToFade;
  if(element.FadeState == 1)
    newOpVal = 1 - newOpVal;

  element.style.opacity = newOpVal;
  element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' + (newOpVal*100) + ')';
 
  setTimeout("animateFade(" + curTick + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
}

var messages= new Array(5);
messages[1] = "<p style=\"font-size:28px\">Is your Business wasting money</p><p style=\"font-size:28px\">on expensive paper storage and retrieval?</p>";
messages[2] = "<p style=\"font-size:28px\">Is your Business protected from</p><p style=\"font-size:28px\">fire, flooding, theft or loss?</p>";
messages[3] = "<p style=\"font-size:28px\">Is your Business compliant with</p><p style=\"font-size:28px\">data protection and retention laws?</p>";
messages[4] = "<p style=\"font-size:28px\">Does your Business handle it's customers efficiently</p><p style=\"font-size:28px\">when they make that all important call?</p>";
messages[5] = "<p style=\"font-size:28px\">Contact us today and benefit...</p><p style=\"font-size:28px\">...from our advanced document management</p>";
messages[6] = "<p style=\"font-size:28px\">Improve Cashflow, Increase Efficiency</p><p style=\"font-size:28px\">Reduce Costs, Fast Return on Investment</p>";
messages[7] = "<p style=\"font-size:28px\">Achieve all these today</p><p style=\"font-size:28px\">with Diraq Document Management Solutions</p>";
var currentMessageIdx = 1;
var maxMessageIdx = 8;
var showTime=3000;
var fadedTime=1000;

function startFades(id)
{
	setTimeout("fade('bannerImage')", showTime);
	setTimeout('setBanner();', showTime+fadedTime);
}

function setBanner()
{
  	var element = document.getElementById('bannerImage');
	element.innerHTML=messages[currentMessageIdx++];
	if(currentMessageIdx == maxMessageIdx) currentMessageIdx = 1;
	setTimeout("fade('bannerImage');", fadedTime);
	setTimeout("fade('bannerImage')", showTime+fadedTime);
	setTimeout('setBanner();', showTime+(2*fadedTime));
}

