var messageWidth = null;
var statusMessageX = 670;
var statusScrollIncrement = 2;
var statusScrollDelay = 30;

function homeMessageSetup() {
	if(document.getElementById) {
		messageWidth = document.getElementById('messageText').offsetWidth;
   		if(messageWidth > 0) {
			setTimeout("doHomeMessageScroll();",statusScrollDelay);
   		}
    }
}

function doHomeMessageScroll() {
	statusMessageX -= statusScrollIncrement;
	if((statusMessageX + messageWidth) < 0) statusMessageX = 670;
	if(GetBrowserType == "ns" || GetBrowserType == "opera") {
		document.getElementById('messageContent').style.left = statusMessageX + "px";
	} else {
		document.getElementById('messageContent').style.posLeft = statusMessageX;
	}
	setTimeout("doHomeMessageScroll();",statusScrollDelay);
}