steps=20;
sleep=200;
msg=0;
prevmsg=0;
nav=navigator.appName;

if (nav=="Netscape")
  msgObject=document.msgName;
else
  msgObject=document.all.msgFlash;
//msgObject=document.links[7];

function flashMessage()
{
  prevmsg=msg;
  if (msg<messages.length-1)
    msg++;
  else
    msg=1;

  tm=steps-1;
  hideMessage();
  setTimeout("flashMessage()",10000);
}

function showMessage()
{
//  msgObject.style.backgroundColor=colors[t];
//  msgObject.outerHTML="<A Class='level" + t + "' " + noticeRef[msg] + ">" + messages[msg] + "</A>";
  if (nav=="Netscape")
  {
    msgObject.className="level"+t;
    msgObject.Href="'"+noticeRef[msg]+"'";
    msgObject.innerText=messages[msg];
  }
  else
    msgObject.innerHTML="<A Class='level" + t + "' " + noticeRef[msg] + ">" + messages[msg] + "</A>";

  if (t<steps)
  {
    setTimeout("showMessage()",sleep);
    t++;
  }
}

function hideMessage()
{
  if (nav=="Netscape")
  {
    msgObject.className="level"+tm;
    msgObject.Href="'"+noticeRef[msg]+"'";
    msgObject.innerText=messages[msg];
  }
  else
    msgObject.innerHTML="<A Class='level" + tm + "' " + noticeRef[msg] + ">" + messages[prevmsg] + "</A>";

  if (tm>0)
  {
    setTimeout("hideMessage()",sleep);
    tm--;
  }
  else
  {
    t=0;
    showMessage();
  }
}