/* ticker */

var m=1;
var b=1;

var tck;
var speed = 1;
var divisor = 1;

function stop () {
speed=0;
}
function go () {
speed=1;
}
function step () {
  pos = tck.style.left;
  pos = pos.substring(0,pos.length-1);
  pos = parseInt(pos);
  if(tck.offsetLeft <= (tck.offsetWidth / -divisor)) {
    pos += tck.offsetWidth/divisor;
  }
  pos -= speed;
  tck.style.left = pos + "px";
  window.setTimeout('step()', 15);
}

function init() {
    if(document.all) {
      tck = document.all.ticker;
    } else {
      if (document.getElementById) {
         tck = document.getElementById('ticker');
      } else
          return;
    }
    if((txt = tck.innerHTML) && tck.offsetWidth && screen.width) {
    // nein,^ kein Schreibfehler, tatsächlich Zuweisung!
      do {
        divisor++;
        tck.innerHTML += ''+ txt;
      } while(tck.offsetWidth < screen.width*2);
      step();
    } 
}