// Ticker startup function startTicker() { // Define run time values theCurrentStory = -1; theCurrentLength = 0; // Locate base objects if (document.getElementById) { theAnchorObject = document.getElementById("tickerAnchor"); runTheTicker(); } else { document.write(""); return true; } } // Ticker main run loop function runTheTicker() { var myTimeout; // Go for the next story data block if(theCurrentLength == 0) { theCurrentStory++; theCurrentStory = theCurrentStory % theItemCount; theStorySummary = theSummaries[theCurrentStory].replace(/"/g,'"'); } // Stuff the current ticker text into the anchor theAnchorObject.innerHTML = theStorySummary.substring(0,theCurrentLength) + whatWidget(); // Modify the length for the substring and define the timer if(theCurrentLength != theStorySummary.length) { theCurrentLength++; myTimeout = theCharacterTimeout; } else { theCurrentLength = 0; myTimeout = theStoryTimeout; } // Call up the next cycle of the ticker setTimeout("runTheTicker()", myTimeout); } // Widget generator function whatWidget() { if(theCurrentLength == theStorySummary.length) { return theWidgetNone; } if((theCurrentLength % 2) == 1) { return theWidgetOne; } else { return theWidgetTwo; } } var theCharacterTimeout = 50; var theStoryTimeout = 5000; var theWidgetOne = "_"; var theWidgetTwo = "-"; var theWidgetNone = ""; var theSummaries = new Array(); var theItemCount = 6; theSummaries[0] = ""Great service and very useful comments ... Everything was great - thanks a lot!""; theSummaries[1] = "Interview nerves? We can do a practice interview with you by telephone."; theSummaries[2] = "Does postgraduate study make you stand out from all the other graduates? Ask Domino "; theSummaries[3] = "Don't want a 9-5 desk job? There's lots more out there. Sort out any ideas you might have with Domino!"; theSummaries[4] = ""The feedback that I got from Domino was valuable and I have taken your comments on board. Thank you very much." "; theSummaries[5] = "Spring is sprung! Take time to plan where you want your career to go. ";