var news = new Array();
var position = 0;

/*
window.onload = function(){
  ticker();
}
*/

function ticker(){

  new Ajax.Request('/do/5384/read',
  {
    method:'get',
    onSuccess: function(transport){
      var response = transport.responseText || "Laden der Einträge fehlgeschlagen!";

      news = response.split("**");

      var zufall = (news.length - 1)  * (Math.random());
      zufall = Math.round(zufall);

      position = zufall;

      ticker_run();
    },
    onFailure: function(){ $("ticker").innerHTML = "Laden der Einträge fehlgeschlagen!"; }
  });

}

function ticker_run(){
  var eintrag = news[position].split("//");
  $("ticker").innerHTML = eintrag[0];
  $("ticker").onclick = function(){document.location.href=eintrag[1];}

  position = position*1 + 1;
  if(position == news.length) { position = 0; }

  setTimeout("ticker_run()", 6000);
}