var speed = 1;
var step = 20;
var width = 780;
var delay = 6000;
var pointer = 0;
var stop;
var offset;

// comma delimit each row of scrolling text
var promotextarray = [

    '<a href="http://www.eventinventory.com/search/pubsearch.cfm?client=3240&amp;e=892">U2</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' +
    '<a href="http://www.eventinventory.com/search/pubsearch.cfm?client=3240&amp;e=162">Chicago Cubs</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' +
    '<a href="http://www.eventinventory.com/search/pubsearch.cfm?client=3240&amp;e=592">New England Patriots</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' +
    '<a href="nba_basketball.html">NBA Basketball</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' +
    '<a href="nascar.html">NASCAR</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;',
	
    '<a href="http://www.eventinventory.com/search/pubsearch.cfm?client=3240&amp;e=272">Elton John</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' +
    '<a href="http://www.eventinventory.com/search/pubsearch.cfm?client=3240&amp;e=669">Philadelphia Eagles</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' +
    '<a href="golf.html">Golf</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;',

    '<a href="http://www.eventinventory.com/search/pubsearch.cfm?client=3240&amp;e=4167">Wicked</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' +
    '<a href="http://www.eventinventory.com/search/pubsearch.cfm?client=3240&amp;e=3409">American Idol</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' +
    '<a href="http://www.eventinventory.com/search/pubsearch.cfm?client=3240&amp;e=607">New York Yankees</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' +
    '<a href="mlb_baseball.html">MLB Baseball</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' +
    '<a href="concerts.html">Concerts</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' +
    '<a href="theatre.html">Theatre</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'

];

function setText(id) {
  stop = false
  document.getElementById("context").innerHTML = promotextarray[pointer];
  offset = document.getElementById("context").offsetWidth;
  pointer++;
  if (pointer >= promotextarray.length) {
    pointer = 0;
  }
  pad(id, width);
}

function pad(id, nr) {
  document.getElementById(id).style.left = nr;
  nr -= step;
  if (nr <- offset) {
    setText(id)
  } else if ((nr < 5) && (stop == false)) {
    stop = true;
    setTimeout("pad('" + id + "'," + nr + ")", delay);
  } else {
    setTimeout("pad('" + id + "'," + nr + ")", speed);
  }
}