function slideMessage() {
	curmsg = Math.ceil((3*Math.random()) - 1);
//alert(myText[curmsg]);
//alert(curmsg);
	document.getElementById('new_videos').innerHTML=myText[curmsg];
	setTimeout("slideMessage()",15000);
}














var TimeToFade = 1000.0;
var start;
var t;
function timedCount(limit, total) {
	for (start=1; start<limit;) {
		setInterval("getVids(" + start + ", " + limit + ")", 2000);
		if (start<limit) {
			start=start+3;
		}
	}
}
function getVids(start, limit) {
	setInterval("fade('new_videos')", 1000);
	var divID = "new_videos";
	var url = "php/js_getVids.php";
	var pars = "start=" + start + "&limit=" + limit + "&r=" + Math.floor(Math.random()*1000);
	var updateVids = new Ajax.Updater(divID, url, {method: 'get', parameters: pars});
	setInterval("fade('new_videos')", 1000);
}


function vidDisplay(limit, total) {
	var start=1;
	var divID = "new_videos";
	var url = "php/js_getVids.php";
	var pars = "start=" + start + "&limit=" + limit + "&r=" + Math.floor(Math.random()*1000);
	var updateVids = new Ajax.Updater(divID, url, {method: 'get', parameters: pars});
	setInterval("fade('new_videos')", 1000);
	var start=4;
	var divID = "new_videos";
	var url = "php/js_getVids.php";
	var pars = "start=" + start + "&limit=" + limit + "&r=" + Math.floor(Math.random()*1000);
	var updateVids = new Ajax.Updater(divID, url, {method: 'get', parameters: pars});
	setInterval("fade('new_videos')", 1000);
	var start=7;
	var divID = "new_videos";
	var url = "php/js_getVids.php";
	var pars = "start=" + start + "&limit=" + limit + "&r=" + Math.floor(Math.random()*1000);
	var updateVids = new Ajax.Updater(divID, url, {method: 'get', parameters: pars});
	setInterval("fade('new_videos')", 1000);

}

function fade(eid)
{
  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
  if(element == null)
    return;
   
  if(element.FadeState == null)
  {
    if(element.style.opacity == null 
        || element.style.opacity == '' 
        || element.style.opacity == '1')
    {
      element.FadeState = 2;
    }
    else
    {
      element.FadeState = -2;
    }
  }
    
  if(element.FadeState == 1 || element.FadeState == -1)
  {
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? -1 : 1;
    element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade - element.FadeTimeLeft;
  }
  else
  {
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 2 ? -1 : 1;
    element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade;
    setTimeout("animateFade(" + new Date().getTime() + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
  }  
}

function animateFade(lastTick, eid)
{  
  var curTick = new Date().getTime();
  var elapsedTicks = curTick - lastTick;
  
  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
 
  if(element.FadeTimeLeft <= elapsedTicks)
  {
    element.style.opacity = element.FadeState == 1 ? '1' : '0';
    element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' 
        + (element.FadeState == 1 ? '100' : '0') + ')';
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? 2 : -2;
    return;
  }
 
  element.FadeTimeLeft -= elapsedTicks;
  var newOpVal = element.FadeTimeLeft/TimeToFade;
  if(element.FadeState == 1)
    newOpVal = 1 - newOpVal;

  element.style.opacity = newOpVal;
  element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' + (newOpVal*100) + ')';
  
  setTimeout("animateFade(" + curTick + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
}