var counter = 0;
var news_container = null;

function news_init(element_id) {
	news_container = element_id;
    $(news_container + " .news_body").eq(0).fadeIn("slow");
    // $(news_container).mouseenter(on_news);
    // $(news_container).mouseleave(out_news);
	setTimeout(news_roll, 5000);
}

function news_roll() {
    if (on_newsVar) {
    	/* delay */
		var t = setTimeout(news_roll, 500);
		return;
    }
    var num_news = $(news_container + " .news_body").length;
    $(news_container + " .news_body").eq(counter).fadeOut(500);
    counter ++;
    if ( counter >= num_news) {
    	counter=0;
    }
    setTimeout(function() {
    	$(news_container + " .news_body").eq(counter).fadeIn("slow");
    	setTimeout(news_roll, 5000);
    }, 500);
}

var on_newsVar = false;
var old_border_color= 0x000000;
var old_bg_color= 0x000000;

function on_news() {
	on_newsVar = true;
	old_border_color = $("#news_panel").css("border");
	old_bg_color = $(".news_header").css("border-color");
	$("#news_panel").css({"border":'1px solid orange'});
	$(".news_header").css({"background-color":'orange'});
}

function out_news() {
	on_newsVar = false;
	$("#news_panel").css({"border": old_border_color});
	$(".news_header").css({"background-color":old_bg_color});
}