var Ticker = new Class({
		setOptions: function(options) {
			this.options = Object.extend({
			speed: 600,
			delay: 1800,
			direction: 'vertical',
			onComplete: Class.empty,
			onStart: Class.empty
		}, options || {});
	},
	initialize: function(el,options){
		this.setOptions(options);
		this.el = $(el);
		this.items = this.el.getElements('li');
		var w = 0;
		var h = 0;
		var flagMotionControl = 'not running';
		if(this.options.direction.toLowerCase()=='horizontal') {
			h = this.el.getSize().y;
				this.items.each(function(li,index) {
				w += li.getSize().x;
			});
		} else {
			w = this.el.getSize().x;
			this.items.each(function(li,index) {
				h += li.getSize().y;
			});
		}
		this.el.setStyles({
			position: 'absolute',
			top: 0,
			left: 0,
			width: w,
			height: h
		});
		this.fx = new Fx.Morph(this.el,{duration:this.options.speed,onComplete:function() {
			var i = (this.current==0)?this.items.length:this.current;
			this.items[i-1].injectInside(this.el);
			this.flagMotionControl = 'not running';
			this.el.setStyles({
				left:0,
				top:0
			});
		}.bind(this)});
		this.current = 0;
		this.next();
		},
		
	next: function() {
		this.current++;
		if (this.current >= this.items.length) this.current = 0;
		var pos = this.items[this.current];
		this.flagMotionControl = 'running';
		this.fx.start({
			top: -pos.offsetTop,
			left: -pos.offsetLeft
		});
		mytimer = this.next.bind(this).delay(this.options.delay+this.options.speed);
	},
	pause: function() {
		if(this.flagMotionControl == 'not running'){
		$clear(mytimer);
		mytimer = null; 
		}
	},
	resume: function() {
		if(this.flagMotionControl == 'not running'){
			if (mytimer == null) {
			this.next();
			}
		}
	}
});

var mytimer = null;

var start = function() {
   var hor = new Ticker('TickerVertical', {
      speed : 500, delay : 5000, direction : 'vertical'});

$('NewsTicker').addEvent('mouseenter', function() {hor.pause();});
$('NewsTicker').addEvent('mouseleave', function() {hor.resume();});
}

window.addEvent('domready', function() {
	start.delay(2000);
});