var activeNews = 0;
var newsElementNumber = 0;
var newsDelayTime = 5000;
var newsTimeout = 1;

function showNews() {
	for(i=0;i<newsElementNumber;i++)
	{
		if (i == activeNews)
		{
			$("vertNews"+i).style.display = "block";
			$("vertNewsStatus"+i).className = "vertNewsDot vertNewsActive";
		}
		else
		{
			$("vertNews"+i).style.display = "none";
			$("vertNewsStatus"+i).className = "vertNewsDot vertNewsPassive";
		}
	}
}

function changeNews(newsElementID)
{
	if (newsElementID >= 0)
	{
		clearTimeout(newsTimeout);
		activeNews = newsElementID;
		showNews();
	}
	else 
	{
		showNews();
		activeNews = activeNews + 1;
		if(activeNews >= newsElementNumber) activeNews = 0;
		newsTimeout = setTimeout("changeNews(-1)", newsDelayTime);
	}
}

var wonloadNews = window.onload;
window.onload = function()
{
	$("rightPaneContainer").newsElementNumber = 5;
	newsElementNumber = $("rightPaneContainer").newsElementNumber;
	if(wonloadNews) wonloadNews();
	newsTimeout = setTimeout("changeNews(-1)", newsDelayTime);
}