timSpeed=50
contHeight=210

//If you want it to move faster you can set this lower:
var speed=100

//Sets variables to keep track of what's happening
var loop, timer

//Object constructor
function scrollObj(obj,nest){
	this.el=document.getElementById(obj);
	this.css=this.el.style;
	this.scrollWidth=this.el.offsetWidth
	this.scrollHeight=this.el.offsetHeight
	this.clipWidth=this.el.offsetWidth
	this.clipHeight=this.el.offsetHeight
	this.left=goLeft;
    this.right=goRight;	
    this.up=goUp;
    this.down=goDown;
	this.top=goTop;
    this.bottom=goBottom;
	this.moveIt=moveIt;
	this.obj = obj + "Object"
	eval(this.obj + "=this")
	return this
}

function moveIt(x,y) {
	this.x=x;
	this.y=y
	this.css.left=this.x + 'px';
	this.css.top=this.y + 'px';
}

//Makes the object go up
function goDown(move){
	scrollInit();
	if(this.y<=-this.scrollHeight+oCont.clipHeight) {
		this.top();
	}
	this.moveIt(0,this.y-move)
	if(loop) timer = setTimeout(this.obj+".down("+move+")",speed);
}

//Makes the object go down
function goUp(move) {
	scrollInit();
	if(this.y>=0) {
		this.bottom();
	}
	this.moveIt(0,this.y-move)
	if(loop) timer = setTimeout(this.obj+".up("+move+")",speed);
}

//Makes the object go left
function goLeft(move) {
	scrollInit();
	if(this.x<0) {
		this.moveIt(this.x-move,0)
		if(loop) timer = setTimeout(this.obj+".left("+move+")",speed);
	}
}

//Makes the object go right
function goRight(move) {
    scrollInit();
	if(this.x>-this.scrollWidth+oCont.clipWidth) {
		this.moveIt(this.x-move,0)
		if(loop) timer = setTimeout(this.obj+".right("+move+")",speed);
	}
}

//Makes the object go bottom
function goBottom() {
	scrollInit();
	this.moveIt(0,oCont.clipHeight-this.clipHeight) ;
}

function goTop() {
	scrollInit();
	this.moveIt(0,0) ;
}

//Calls the scrolling functions. Also checks whether the page is loaded or not.
function scroll(speed){
	scrollInit();
	if(loaded) {
		loop=true;
		if(speed>0) 
			oScroll.down(speed)
		else 
			oScroll.up(speed)
	}
}

function scrollH(speed) {
	if(loaded) {
		loop=true;
		if(speed>0) 
			oScroll.right(speed)
		else 
			oScroll.left(speed)
	}
}

function jumpTop() {
	oScroll.top();
}

function jumpBottom() {
	oScroll.bottom();
}

//Stops the scrolling (called on mouseout)
function noScroll() {
	loop=false
	if(timer) clearTimeout(timer);
}

//Makes the object
var loaded;
var scroll_loaded = false;
function scrollInit() {
	if (scroll_loaded) {
		return;
	}

	document.getElementById('text_news').style.height = 'auto';
	oCont = new scrollObj('masque_news')
	oScroll = new scrollObj('text_news')
	oScroll.moveIt(0,0)
	oCont.css.visibility='visible'
	loaded = true;
	scroll_loaded = true;
}