/*!
 * liScroll 1.0
 * Examples and documentation at: 
 * http://www.gcmingati.net/wordpress/wp-content/lab/jquery/newsticker/jq-liscroll/scrollanimate.html
 * 2007-2009 Gian Carlo Mingati
 * Version: 1.0.1 (07-DECEMBER-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
 * 
 */


jQuery.fn.liScroll = function(settings) {
		settings = jQuery.extend({
		travelocity: 0.07
		}, settings);		
		return this.each(function(){
								  
				var $strip = jQuery(this);
				$strip.addClass("newsticker")
				$(this).show();
				
				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).width();
				});
				
				$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);
				});			
		});	
};

/*jQuery.fn.liScroll = function(settings) {
	settings = jQuery.extend({
		travelocity: 0.07
	}, settings);
		return this.each(function(){
								  
			var $strip = jQuery(this);
			var initialHTML = $strip.html();
			$strip.addClass("newsticker")
			$strip.html(  $strip.html( ) + $strip.html( ));
			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).width();
			});
			
			$strip.width(stripWidth);
			
			var defTiming = stripWidth/settings.travelocity;
			var totalTravel = stripWidth / 2 ;
			
			function scrollnews(spazio, tempo){
				$strip.animate({left: '-='+ spazio}, tempo, "linear", function(){
					$strip.css("left", 10);
					scrollnews(totalTravel, defTiming);
				});
			}
			scrollnews(totalTravel, defTiming);
			
			$strip.hover(
				function(){
					jQuery(this).stop();
					},
					function(){
					var offset = jQuery(this).offset();
					var residualSpace = offset.left + stripWidth;       
					var distTraveled = containerWidth-offset.left;
					var timeElapsed = (defTiming * distTraveled)/totalTravel;
					var residualTime = defTiming - timeElapsed;
					scrollnews(residualSpace, residualTime);
				  }
			  ); 
		});
};*/