rssColorIndex = 0;
rssFadeIn = true;
rssTextIndex = 0;

function rssChangeColor(){
	var speed = 75;//lower = faster
	var pause = 3000;
	var colors = Array('#000000','#111111','#222222','#333333','#444444','#555555','#666666','#777777','#888888','#999999','#aaaaaa','#bbbbbb','#cccccc','#dddddd','#eeeeee','#ffffff');
	var rssanchor = document.getElementById ( 'ticker_anchor' );
	if(rssanchor){
		rssanchor.style.color = colors[rssColorIndex];
		if(rssFadeIn){
			rssColorIndex++;
			if(rssColorIndex>=colors.length-1){
				rssFadeIn = false;
				speed = pause;
			}
		}else{
			rssColorIndex--;
			if(rssColorIndex<=0){
				rssFadeIn = true;
//				rssChangeText();
			}
		}
	}else{
//		rssChangeText();
	}
	setTimeout('rssChangeColor()',speed);
}

function rssChangeText(){
	document.getElementById ( 'rsstickercontent' ).innerHTML = '<a id="ticker_anchor" href="'+ticker_data[rssTextIndex][2]+'" rel="external">'+ticker_data[rssTextIndex][0]+' - '+ticker_data[rssTextIndex][1]+'</a>';
	externallinks ();
	rssTextIndex++;
	if(rssTextIndex >= (ticker_data.length-1)){
		rssTextIndex = 0;
	}
	return 1;
}