// statbar.js
// acs November 2000

<!-- Start StatusBar Ticker -->
var speed = 50 // decrease value to increase speed (must be positive)
var pause = 2000 // increase value to increase pause
var timerID = null
var bannerRunning = false
var ar = new Array()
ar[0] = "theKAB - Kevin Ashcroft Band"
ar[1] = "Original Blues influenced music and rock n roll"
ar[2] = "email: enquiries@kevinahcroftband.co.uk"
ar[3] = "Blues and Rock n Roll !!!"
ar[4] = "Look out for our album You Gave Me The Blues"


var currentMessage = 0
var offset = 0
function stopBanner() {
        if (bannerRunning)
                clearTimeout(timerID)
        bannerRunning = false
}
function startBanner() {
        stopBanner()
        showBanner()
}
function showBanner() {
        var text = ar[currentMessage]
        if (offset < text.length) {
                if (text.charAt(offset) == " ")
                        offset++                        
                var partialMessage = text.substring(0, offset + 1) 
                window.status = partialMessage
                offset++ 
                timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", speed)
                bannerRunning = true
        } else {
                offset = 0
                currentMessage++
                if (currentMessage == ar.length)
                        currentMessage = 0
                timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", pause)
                bannerRunning = true
        }
}
<!-- End Status Bar Ticker Code -->