startscroll();

var r = 1;
var left = 1;
function startscroll(maxrounds){
	
	r = r+1;
	timeset = setTimeout("scroll_left(); startscroll();","5000");
	
}
function stopscroll(){
	clearTimeout(timeset);
}
function scroll_left(){
			
		if(document.getElementById('news_box')){
		left = document.getElementById('news_box');
		}
//		alert(left.scrollLeft);
		leftnow = left.scrollLeft;
		
		if(r>2){
		leftnow = 0;
		r = 0;
		}
		
		for(var i=0;i<951;i++){
			if(i<40)
			setTimeout("left.scrollLeft = "+(leftnow+i),i+"0");
			else if(i>39 && i<952)
			setTimeout("left.scrollLeft = "+(leftnow+i),i);
		}	
} 
// menu related ;)

/* 
   Created for simple switch between menus with an optional delay for backfunction.
   Copyright Mediaplanet International AB 
 */

menutimeout = "";
function resetsubmenu(id){
	
	clearTimeout(menutimeout);

	menutimeout = setTimeout("hidesubmenu(); document.getElementById('<?=$active_submenu?>').style.display='block';",5000);
	
}
function hidesubmenu(){

	var divs = document.getElementsByTagName('div');
	var count_divs = divs.length;
	
	for(var i=0; i < count_divs; i++){
	
		if(divs[i].className=="smh"){
			divs[i].style.display='none';
		}
	
	}
}
function changesubmenu(id){
	
	hidesubmenu();
	
	document.getElementById(id).style.display='block';
	
	resetsubmenu(id);
}