/*-------------------------------------------------
This Javascript contains functions that extend the slideshow. They are very similar in purpose.
slideshow.js calls these functions natively, but they are only included and therefore exist in 
the news templates. Those templates call bodyloader_news to initialize things.
-------------------------------------------------*/

		var articleList_Current = 0;
		var articleList_Num = 0;
		var articleList_title = new Array();
		var articleList_href = new Array();
		
		var articleTitle = "";
		var articleTitle_NumLetters = 0;
		var articleTitle_CurrentLetter = 0;

		var refNews;
		
		
		
			articleList_title[articleList_Num] = "Skate it";
			articleList_href[articleList_Num] = "http://www.exient.com/news/current/SkateitReleased.php";
			articleList_Num = articleList_Num+1;
		
			articleList_title[articleList_Num] = "Need For Speed Undercover";
			articleList_href[articleList_Num] = "http://www.exient.com/news/current/NeedForSpeedUndercoverRel.php";
			articleList_Num = articleList_Num+1;
		
			articleList_title[articleList_Num] = "FIFA 09 Released";
			articleList_href[articleList_Num] = "http://www.exient.com/news/current/Fifa09Released.php";
			articleList_Num = articleList_Num+1;
		
			articleList_title[articleList_Num] = "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 Released";
			articleList_href[articleList_Num] = "http://www.exient.com/news/current/TigerWoodsPGATour09Releas.php";
			articleList_Num = articleList_Num+1;
		
			articleList_title[articleList_Num] = "Exient @ TechRadar.com";
			articleList_href[articleList_Num] = "http://www.exient.com/news/current/ExientatTechradar.php";
			articleList_Num = articleList_Num+1;
		
			articleList_title[articleList_Num] = "IGN BEST OF E3 2008 Awards";
			articleList_href[articleList_Num] = "http://www.exient.com/news/current/INGE32008Awards.php";
			articleList_Num = articleList_Num+1;
		
			articleList_title[articleList_Num] = "Develop 100 Awards 2008";
			articleList_href[articleList_Num] = "http://www.exient.com/news/current/Develop10008.php";
			articleList_Num = articleList_Num+1;
		
			articleList_title[articleList_Num] = "IGN BEST OF 2007 Awards";
			articleList_href[articleList_Num] = "http://www.exient.com/news/current/ING2007Awards.php";
			articleList_Num = articleList_Num+1;
				

		function bodyloader_news()
		{
			articleList_Current = articleList_Num;
		
			bodyloader();
		}

		function switch_article()
		{
			refNews = document.getElementById("newsticker_text");

			articleList_Current = articleList_Current + 1;
			articleList_Current = ( articleList_Current % (articleList_Num) );
		
			refNews.href = articleList_href[articleList_Current];

			articleTitle_NumLetters = articleList_title[articleList_Current].length;
			articleTitle_CurrentLetter = 0;
		}
		
		function replace_news()
		{
			articleTitle_CurrentLetter = articleTitle_NumLetters;
			articleTitle = articleList_title[articleList_Current];
			refNews = replaceHtml( refNews, articleTitle );	
		}
		
		function anim_news()
		{
			if( articleTitle_CurrentLetter < articleTitle_NumLetters )
			{
				articleTitle_CurrentLetter = articleTitle_CurrentLetter + 1;
				articleTitle = articleList_title[articleList_Current].substring( 0, articleTitle_CurrentLetter );
				refNews = replaceHtml( refNews, articleTitle );
				
				//refNews.innerHTML = articleTitle;			
			}
		}