//  Copyright ©2009 Paul Barrett - www.pbarrett.co.uk
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//  Filename                : mn-ticker.js
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//  Project                 : Website Development
//  Version                 : 1.00
//  Author                  : Paul Barrett
//  Date Created            : 06 July 2009
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//  Description:
//  Provides automatic switching and fading of text in a specified list.
//
//  Requires the following libraries/plugins:
//    jquery-1.3.2.min.js
//  
//  
//  Revisions:
//  06 July 2009 - No revisions yet.
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var bullet_items;
var curritem=0;
    var tickerSelector = "ul#ticker li";

$(document).ready(function(){
    bullet_items = $(tickerSelector).hide().filter(":eq(0)").show().add(tickerSelector).size();
	
	// Determine the interval time between list items in milliseconds.
    setInterval(ticknews,9000);
});


function ticknews() {
    $("#ticker li:eq("+curritem+")").fadeOut("slow",function(){$(this).hide();});
    curritem = ++curritem%bullet_items;
    $("#ticker li:eq("+curritem+")").fadeIn("slow");
}