var delay = 1500; //set delay between message change
var quickdelay = 1000; //set delay between quick message change
var maxsteps=50; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor
var maxstepsfade=10; //steps to fade
var stepdelay=50; // time in miliseconds of a single step
var startcolor= new Array(0,0,0); 
var endcolor=new Array(255,255,255);
var linkstartcolor=new Array(0,0,0);
var linkendcolor=new Array(255,255,255); //Changed from Array(0,95,255);

var ie4=document.all&&!document.getElementById;
var DOM2=document.getElementById;
var faderdelay=0;
var index=0;

var fcontent=new Array();
var fcontenttype=new Array();
			
function get_cookie(Name) {
	var search = Name + "=";
	var returnvalue = "";
	if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
		offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search);
		if (offset != -1) {
			offset += search.length;
			end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset);
			if (end == -1)
				end = document.cookie.length;
			returnvalue=unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end));
		}
	}
	
	return returnvalue;
}

function savelastmsg(){
	document.cookie="lastmsgnum="+index;
}

function revivelastmsg(){
	index=parseInt(get_cookie("lastmsgnum")) - 1;
	if (index == -1) {
		index = fcontent.length - 1;
	}
}