var thmbnTimer;


function hscroll_l(s, t) {
	clearInterval(thmbnTimer);
	thmbnTimer = setInterval("document.getElementById('TOPNEWS').scrollLeft -= "+s, t);
}

function hscroll_r(s, t) {
	clearInterval(thmbnTimer);
	thmbnTimer = setInterval("document.getElementById('TOPNEWS').scrollLeft += "+s, t);
}


function STEP(id){
	
	var obj = document.getElementById('TOPSTEP');
	var checkname  = obj.getElementsByTagName('li');
	
	for (i = 0; i < checkname.length; i++)
	{
		
		
			checkname[i].className = '';	
		
	}
	var o = document.getElementById(id);
	o.className = 'selected';
}

function HorizScroller(id, stop, step) {
	obj = document.getElementById(id);
	start = parseInt(obj.scrollLeft);

	if ((start+step) < stop) {
		obj.scrollLeft += step;
		start += step;
		setTimeout("HorizScroller('"+id+"',"+stop+","+step+")", 10);
	}
	else if ((start-step) > stop) {
		obj.scrollLeft -= step;
		start -= step;
		setTimeout("HorizScroller('"+id+"',"+stop+","+step+")", 10);
	} else {
		obj.scrollLeft = stop;
	}
	
}

function SIDENEWS(id,noid){
	
	Element.hide(noid);
	Element.show(id);
	
	o_1 = document.getElementById('NAME_'+id);
	o_2 = document.getElementById('NAME_'+noid);
	o_1.className ='NAME_SELECTED';
	o_2.className ='NAME';
	
}