// JavaScript Document
var scrollTimer;
var currentItem = 0;
var itemHeight = 400;
var newsFX;

function nextItem()
{
	newItem = currentItem + 1;
	var arrItems = $$('#news .item');
	if (newItem==arrItems.length)
	{
		newItem = 0;
	}
	scrolltoNews(newItem);
	
}

window.addEvent('domready', function(){

	newsFX = new Fx.Scroll($('news'), 
	{
		duration: 500,
		transition: 'quad:in:out'
	});
	newsFX.set(0, 0);
scrollTimer = nextItem.periodical(6000);


});

function showNews(id)
{
	$clear(scrollTimer);
	scrolltoNews(id);	
}

function scrolltoNews(id)
{
	newsFX.cancel();
	arrLinks = $$('#newsNav a');
	arrLinks[currentItem].set('class', ''); 
	var newPos = (itemHeight * id);

	newsFX.start(0, newPos);
	currentItem = id;
	arrLinks[currentItem].set('class', 'active'); 
}