ÿþvar Ticker = new Class({

	initialize: function(element, options) {

		this.setOptions({

			"fxDuration": 500,

			"interval": 2000,

			"fxMin": 0,

			"fxMax": 0.99,

			"fxType": "opacity",

			"fxTransition": Fx.Transitions.linear,

			"mouseStop": true

		}, options);

		this.count = 1;

		this.tickerOver = false;

		

		this.currentIndex = 0;

		this.tickerElement = $(element);

		this.els = this.tickerElement.getChildren();

		

		if(this.els.length <= 1) {

			return;

		}

		this.els.each(function(el, index){

			if(index > 0){

				this.els[index].setStyle("display","none");

			}

		}.bind(this));

		

		if(this.options.mouseStop){

			this.tickerElement.addEvent("mouseover",function(){this.tickerOver = true;}.bind(this));

			this.tickerElement.addEvent("mouseout",function(){this.tickerOver = false;}.bind(this));

		}



		this.tEffect = new Fx.Style(

		this.tickerElement, 

		this.options.fxType, 

		{

			"duration":this.options.fxDuration,

			"transition":this.options.fxTransition,

			"onComplete":function() {

				if(this.tEffect.to == 0) {

					this.els[this.currentIndex].setStyle("display","none");

					this.currentIndex = this.count;

					this.els[this.count].setStyle("display","block");

					this.tEffect.start(this.options.fxMin, this.options.fxMax);

					this.count++;

				}

			}.bind(this)

		});

		

		this.tick.periodical(this.options.interval, this);

	},

	

	tick: function() {

		if (!this.tickerOver) {

			if (this.count < this.els.length) {

				this.tEffect.start(this.options.fxMax,this.options.fxMin);			

			} else {

				this.count = 0;

				this.tick();

			}

		}

	}



});



Ticker.implement(new Options);