// Ticker main run loop

function co_runTheTicker(params) {

	if (!document.getElementById) 

		return;



	var theAnchorObject = document.getElementById(params.theAnchorName);

	if (!theAnchorObject)

		return;



	// Go for the next story data block

	if (params.theCurrentLength == 0) 	{

		params.theCurrentStory++;

		params.theCurrentStory = params.theCurrentStory % params.theItemCount;

	}



	// Stuff the current ticker text into the anchor

	var theStorySummary = params.theSummaries[params.theCurrentStory].replace(/"/g,'\"');

	var theVisibleSummary = theStorySummary.substring(0,params.theCurrentLength);

	var thePrefix = '<span class=\'tickls\'>' + params.theLeadString + '</span>';

	theAnchorObject.href = params.theSiteLinks[params.theCurrentStory];

	theAnchorObject.innerHTML = thePrefix + theVisibleSummary + co_whatWidget(params, theStorySummary);



	// Modify the length for the substring and define the timer

	var nextTimeout;

	if (params.theCurrentLength != theStorySummary.length) {

		params.theCurrentLength++;

		nextTimeout = params.theCharacterTimeout;

	}

	else {

		params.theCurrentLength = 0;

		nextTimeout = params.theStoryTimeout;

	}



	// Call up the next cycle of the ticker

	setTimeout(function() { co_runTheTicker(params); }, nextTimeout);

}



// Widget generator

function co_whatWidget(params, theStorySummary) {

	if (params.theCurrentLength == theStorySummary.length) 	{

		return params.theWidgetNone;

	}

	if ((params.theCurrentLength % 2) == 1) {

		return params.theWidgetOne;

	}

	else {

		return params.theWidgetTwo;

	}

}