// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
// *** --- Please perpare the news description no longer then this text's length --- *** //
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //

var newsList = new Object();
newsList[1] = new Object();
newsList[1].img = "images/home/imgnews_13654_110x73.jpg";
newsList[1].ddmmyyyy = "27/04/2008";
newsList[1].desc = "Archipenko gives De Kock more Audemars Piguet QEII Cup glory";
newsList[1].link = "about/activity_racing_full.asp?in_file=/chinese/news/news_2008042718856.htm";
newsList[1].btn = "inter";
newsList[1].main_category = "International Racing";
newsList[1].main_link = "about/activity_racing.asp";

newsList[2] = new Object();
newsList[2].img = "images/home/imgnews_19782_110x73.jpg";
newsList[2].ddmmyyyy = "12/09/2008";
newsList[2].desc = "Paralympians Support Olympic Museum With Personalized Memorabilia";
newsList[2].link = "about/activity_olympic_full.asp?in_file=/chinese/news/news_2008091219782.htm";
newsList[2].btn = "equestrian";
newsList[2].main_category = "Olympic Equestrian";
newsList[2].main_link = "about/activity_olympic.asp";

newsList[3] = new Object();
newsList[3].img = "images/home/imgnews_15577_110x73.jpg";
newsList[3].ddmmyyyy = "02/10/2008";
newsList[3].desc = "Club's brand of 'doing good for Hong Kong' widely admired worldwide, says Chairman";
newsList[3].link = "about/activity_club_full.asp?in_file=/chinese/news/news_2008100219909.htm";
newsList[3].btn = "jc";
newsList[3].main_category = "Corporate";
newsList[3].main_link = "about/activity_club.asp";

MM_preloadImages(newsList[1].img,newsList[2].img,newsList[3].img,'images/index/btn_inter2.gif','images/index/btn_equestrian2.gif','images/index/btn_jc2.gif','images/index/btn_inter2_f2.gif','images/index/btn_equestrian2_f2.gif','images/index/btn_jc2_f2.gif');



var newsIndex = 0;
var timeoutInterval = 5000;

var newsTimeout;

function changeNews(id)
{
	var img = document.getElementById('newsImg');
	var d = document.getElementById('newsDate');
	var desc = document.getElementById('newsDesc');
	var link = document.getElementById('newsLink');
	var link2 = document.getElementById('newsLink2');
	var main_link = document.getElementById('mainLink');
	var main_category = document.getElementById('maincategory');
	
	if (arguments.length<=0)
		{
			id = (1+((newsIndex++)%3));
			d.innerHTML = newsList[id].ddmmyyyy;
			desc.innerHTML = newsList[id].desc;
			link.href = newsList[id].link;
			link2.href = newsList[id].link;
			img.src = newsList[id].img;
			main_link.href = newsList[id].main_link;
			main_category.innerHTML = newsList[id].main_category;
		}
	else
		{
			d.innerHTML = newsList[id].ddmmyyyy;
			desc.innerHTML = newsList[id].desc;
			link.href = newsList[id].link;
			link2.href = newsList[id].link;
			img.src = newsList[id].img;
			newsIndex = id;
			main_link.href = newsList[id].main_link;
			main_category.innerHTML = newsList[id].main_category;
		}
	
	newsMouseOver(id);
	
	if (arguments.length>0)
		{
			clearTimeout(newsTimeout);	
		}

	
	newsTimeout = setTimeout('changeNews();', timeoutInterval);
}

function newsMouseOver(id)
{
	clearTimeout(newsTimeout);
	for (var i=1; i<=3; i++)
		{
			var newsBtn = document.getElementById('newsBtn'+i);
			newsBtn.src = "images/index/btn_" + newsList[i].btn + (((i==id)||(i==newsIndex))?"2_f2":"2")+".gif";
		}
}

function newsMouseOut(id)
{
	if (newsTimeout) clearTimeout(newsTimeout);
	for (var i=1; i<=3; i++)
		{
			var newsBtn = document.getElementById('newsBtn'+i);
			newsBtn.src = "images/index/btn_" + newsList[i].btn + ((i==newsIndex)?"2_f2":"2")+".gif";
		}
	newsTimeout = setTimeout('changeNews();', timeoutInterval);
}