/*!
 * liScroll 1.0
 * Examples and documentation at: 
 * http://www.gcmingati.net/wordpress/wp-content/lab/jquery/newsticker/jq-liscroll/scrollanimate.html
 * 2007-2010 Gian Carlo Mingati
 * Version: 1.0.2 (30-MARCH-2009)
 * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses:
 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 * Requires:
 * jQuery v1.2.x or later
 * 
 */
 
 //the following scrolls from left to right
jQuery.fn.liScroll = function(settings) {
    settings = jQuery.extend({
        travelocity: 0.07
    }, settings);
    return this.each(function() {
        var $strip = jQuery(this);
        $strip.addClass("newsticker")
        var stripWidth = 0;
        var $mask = $strip.wrap("<div class='mask'></div>");
        var $tickercontainer = $strip.parent().wrap("<div class='tickercontainer'></div>");
        var containerWidth = $strip.parent().parent().width(); //a.k.a. 'mask' width 	
        $strip.find("li").each(function(i) {
            stripWidth += jQuery(this, i).outerWidth(true); // thanks to Michael Haszprunar
        });
        $strip.width(stripWidth);//for left to right only
        $strip.css("right", containerWidth);
        var totalTravel = stripWidth + containerWidth;
        var defTiming = totalTravel / settings.travelocity; // thanks to Scott Waye		
        function scrollnews(spazio, tempo) {
            $strip.animate({ right: '-=' + spazio }, tempo, "linear", function() { $strip.css("right", containerWidth); scrollnews(totalTravel, defTiming); });
        }
        scrollnews(totalTravel, defTiming);
        $strip.hover(function() {
            jQuery(this).stop();
        },
				function() {
				    var offset = jQuery(this).offset();
				    var residualSpace = offset.left + stripWidth;
				    var residualTime = residualSpace / settings.travelocity;
				    scrollnews(residualSpace, residualTime);
				});
    });
};

/********RIGHT TO LEFT*******also change "float: left;" in class "ul.newsticker li" *************/

//This scrols from right to left
//jQuery.fn.liScroll = function(settings) {
//		settings = jQuery.extend({
//		travelocity: 0.07
//		}, settings);		
//		return this.each(function(){
//				var $strip = jQuery(this);
//				$strip.addClass("newsticker")
//				var stripWidth = 0;
//				var $mask = $strip.wrap("<div class='mask'></div>");
//				var $tickercontainer = $strip.parent().wrap("<div class='tickercontainer'></div>");								
//				var containerWidth = $strip.parent().parent().width();	//a.k.a. 'mask' width 	
//				$strip.find("li").each(function(i){
//				stripWidth += jQuery(this, i).outerWidth(true); // thanks to Michael Haszprunar
//				});
//				$strip.width(stripWidth);			
//				var totalTravel = stripWidth+containerWidth;
//				var defTiming = totalTravel/settings.travelocity;	// thanks to Scott Waye		
//				function scrollnews(spazio, tempo){
//				$strip.animate({left: '-='+ spazio}, tempo, "linear", function(){$strip.css("left", containerWidth); scrollnews(totalTravel, defTiming);});
//				}
//				scrollnews(totalTravel, defTiming);				
//				$strip.hover(function(){
//				jQuery(this).stop();
//				},
//				function(){
//				var offset = jQuery(this).offset();
//				var residualSpace = offset.left + stripWidth;
//				var residualTime = residualSpace/settings.travelocity;
//				scrollnews(residualSpace, residualTime);
//				});			
//		});	
//};