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// speed of banner
var speed = 110 

// pause between completion of message and beginning of following message
var pause = 1000 

// initial values
var timerID = null
var bannerRunning = false

// global array
var ar = new Array()

// strings
ar[0] = "Welcome To The Homepage Of Chinsurah"
ar[1] = "Please Take Your Time And Have A Good Look Around"
ar[2] = "Here You Will Find The Largest Collection Of Articles And Photographs Of Chinsurah"
ar[3] = "Chinsurah Is A Historic Dutch Colonial Town By The River Ganges"
ar[4] = "This Charming Town Is Full Of Quaint Relics From Its Colonial Past "
ar[5] = "Chinsurah Played A Major Role In Bengal Renaissance - The Intellectual Awakening Of The Nineteenth Century"
ar[6] = "Hope You Enjoy Your Visit"
ar[7] = "Please Keep Checking Back As We Continue To Update The Site"
ar[8] = "Chinsurah.com Prays For Global Peace & Harmony"
ar[9] = "Please Post Your Comments On Our Guestbook."
// index of first message to be displayed first
var currentMessage = 0

// index of last character to be displayed first
var offset = 0

// stop the banner if it is currently running
function stopBanner() {
        // if banner is currently running
        if (bannerRunning)
                // stop the banner
                clearTimeout(timerID)

        // timer is now stopped
        bannerRunning = false
}

// start the banner
function startBanner() {
        // make sure the banner is stopped
        stopBanner()

        // start the banner from the current position
        showBanner()
}

// type-in the current message
function showBanner() {
        // assign current message to variable
        var text = ar[currentMessage]

        // if current message has not finished being displayed
        if (offset < text.length) {
                // if last character of current message is a space
                if (text.charAt(offset) == " ")
                        // skip the current character
                        offset++                        

                // assign the up-to-date to-be-displayed substring
                // second argument of method accepts index of last character plus one
                var partialMessage = text.substring(0, offset + 1) 

                // display partial message in status bar
                window.status = partialMessage

                // increment index of last character to be displayed
                offset++ // IE sometimes has trouble with "++offset"

                // recursive call after specified time
                timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", speed)

                // banner is running
                bannerRunning = true
        } else {
                // reset offset
                offset = 0

                // increment subscript (index) of current message
                currentMessage++

                // if subscript of current message is out of range
                if (currentMessage == ar.length)
                        // wrap around (start from beginning)
                        currentMessage = 0

                // recursive call after specified time
                timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", pause)

                // banner is running
                bannerRunning = true
        }
}

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