/* *****
 * User defined fade objects and messages
 *
 * These messages are used in fades triggered by mouseovers and
 * mouseouts on table cells.  They are the simplest type of fade and
 * require no extra Javascript code.
 */
var fader = new Array();

fader[0] = new fadeObject('fade0', 'dddddd', '000000', 20, 20);
fader[0].msg[0] = "This is an optional default message; the fade object on the right side has no default.  Mouseover each topic to make quotes fade in and out.";
fader[0].msg[1] = "Nowhere can a man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.<br />- Marcus Aurelius";
fader[0].msg[2] = "Feeding the starving poor only increases their number.<br />- Ben Bova";
fader[0].msg[3] = "The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.<br />- Frederick Douglass";
fader[0].msg[4] = "The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.<br />- James Oppenheim";





/* *****
 * The code below describes how to make a throbbing or automatic fade
 * sequence of messages.  It is important to note that this function is
 * NOT part of the Buffered Text-Fade Effect, but merely an example of
 * how it can be used.  In this example, the throb() function controls
 * the commands which are sent to the fade engine; it is called
 * repeatedly at set time intervals rather than using mouseover events
 * as triggers.
 *
 * Notes:
 * - A global array "hash" is used to keep track of where each
 *   animation is currently in the sequence.
 * - The list of messages defined in the fader *must* start at one (1)
 *   and count upwards without skipping any integers.
 * - The third line of the throb() function controls how fast
 *   commands get sent to the fade engine.  It waits only 100 milli-
 *   seconds when fading out, but 5000 milliseconds (5 seconds) when
 *   fading in; this means the message will remain visible for about 5
 *   seconds before fading out again.
 *
 * Other types of fade animation are possible simply by designing
 * different ways to control the fade-ins and fade-outs!
 */
var hash = new Array();
function throb(item) {

  // If the hash array does not have an entry for this item, initialise it at 2
  if (!hash[item]) hash[item] = 2;

  // Send a fade command, using the hash array to tell us what parameters we should use
  fader[item].fade(Math.floor(hash[item] / 2), !(hash[item] % 2));

  // Call this function again for this same item after a certain amount of time
  setTimeout(function() { throb(item); }, (hash[item] % 2) ? 100 : 9000);

  // If we have exceeded the number of messages in this fader, start over again at 2
  if (++hash[item] > fader[item].msg.length * 2 - 1) hash[item] = 2;
}

fader[2] = new fadeObject('fade2', 'bbbbbb', '000000', 200, 200);
fader[2].msg[1] = "Tammy writes with warmth and genuineness that is refreshing in Spiritual Spinach. She insightfully looks at real life issues by combining wit, personal experience, and humor which truly touch the heart. She is as creative a person as I have seen with her pen! - The Rev. Mike Washburn, senior pastor, Full Life Assembly of God Church, Fremont, Neb.";
fader[2].msg[2] = "It is a joy to read the stories of the Bible as Tammy Real-McKeighan applies them to our everyday life. I have used some of her quotes in my sermon messages. - The Rev. Leland D. Foreman, senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Fremont.";
fader[2].msg[3] = "Spiritual Spinach can help put some iron into your faith! Tammy speaks from real life, with real faith, to real situations, for real people, out of real conviction - a genuine, loving, caring, authentic child of God writes to put some greens in your spiritual diet! This is the real thing! - The Rev. Timothy Gierke, senior pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Fremont, Neb.";

// Start this fader
setTimeout(function() { throb(2); }, 1000);