function startNews() {
        stopNews()
        showNews()
	}

	function stopNews() {
        if (NewsRunning)
            clearTimeout(timerID)

        NewsRunning = false
	}

	function showNews() {
        var text = MessageArray[currentMessage]
        if (offset < text.length) {
                if (text.charAt(offset) == " ")
                        offset++                        
                var partialMessage = text.substring(0, offset + 1) 
                document.NewsForm.NewsField.value = partialMessage
                offset++
                timerID = setTimeout("showNews()", speed)
		NewsRunning = true
        } else {
                offset = 0
                currentMessage++
                if (currentMessage == MessageArray.length)
                        currentMessage = 0
                timerID = setTimeout("showNews()", pause)
		NewsRunning = true
        }
	}


function showHideLayerSwitch(layerName){
	var vergl = "";
	if(DOM){
		var el = document.getElementById(layerName);
		(layerName) ? vergl = el.style.visibility : vergl = "undefined"
	} else {
		if(IE){
			(layerName) ? vergl = eval('document.all["'+layerName+'"].style.visibility') : vergl = "undefined"
		} else {
			if(NS){
				(layerName) ? vergl = eval('document.layers["'+layerName+'"].visibility') : vergl = "undefined"
			}
		}
	}
	if(!alt && layerName){
		if (vergl == "visible"){
			hideLayer(layerName);
		}else{
			showLayer(layerName);
			alt=layerName;
		}
	}else{
		if(alt && (alt!=layerName)){
			hideLayer(alt);
			alt="";
		}
		if(alt!=layerName && layerName){
			showLayer(layerName);
			alt=layerName;
		}
	}
}

function showLayer(elementName){
	if(DOM){
		element = document.getElementById(elementName);
		element.style.visibility="visible";
	} else {
		if(IE){
			eval('document.all["'+elementName+'"].style.visibility="visible"');
		} else {
			if(NS){
				eval('document.layers["'+elementName+'"].visibility="visible"');
			}
		}
	}
}

function hideLayer(elementName){
	if(DOM){
		element = document.getElementById(elementName);
		element.style.visibility="hidden";
	} else {
		if(IE){
			eval('document.all["'+elementName+'"].style.visibility="hidden"');
		} else {
			if(NS){
				eval('document.layers["'+elementName+'"].visibility="hidden"');
			}
		}
	}
}

function showName(id){
	var ma = new Array(	"",
						"Stan Salata - Zahntechniker",
						"Marion Martens - ZFA",
						"Jascha Anantapongse - Zahnarzt",
						"Bianka Skirde - ZVA/Rezeption",
						"Eva Hauschildt - ZVA",
						"Heinz Kröger - Zahntechniker-Meister",
						"Petra Dollas - ZFA",
						"Andre Erhorn - Auszubildender im Labor",
						"Christina Hirt - Verwaltung Material",
						"Nadine Sobik - ZFA",
						"Dr. Grit Gerdes - Zahnärztin",
						"Susann Jeschke - ZFA",
						"Alexandra Wienberg - Zahntechnikerin",
						"Frank Hildebrandt - Zahntechniker",
						"Anke Gomzi - ZVA/ZFA/Rezeption",
						"Dr. Detlef Lutz - Zahnarzt",
						"Dr. Angela Wilke-Lutz - Zahnärztin",
						"Bianca Homann - Auszubildende",
						"Dr. Angela Wilke-Lutz",
						"4",
						"5",
						"Verena Kraemer - Auszubildende im Labor ",
						"Birgit Sitz - Zahntechnikerin",
						"Katrin Strempel - ZFA",
						"Antje Girr - ZMF",
						"Melanie Kubina - ZMF",
						"Alexandra Christen - ZVA",
						"1");
	document.forms[0].elements[0].value = ma[id]
//	alert(ma[id]);
}