/*!
* liScroll 1.0
* Examples and documentation at: 
* http://www.gcmingati.net/wordpress/wp-content/lab/jquery/newsticker/jq-liscroll/scrollanimate.html
* 2007-2010 Gian Carlo Mingati
* Version: 1.0.2 (30-MARCH-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
* 
* Heavily modifed by Gavin Cope
*/

jQuery.fn.liScroll = function(settings) {
    settings = jQuery.extend({
        travelocity: 0.07,
        hoverSelector: null
    }, settings);
    return this.each(function() {
        var $strip = jQuery(this);
        $strip.addClass("newsticker")
        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).outerWidth(true); // thanks to Michael Haszprunar
        });
        $strip.width(stripWidth);
        var totalTravel = stripWidth + containerWidth;
        var defTiming = totalTravel / settings.travelocity; // thanks to Scott Waye
        function scrollnews(spazio, tempo) {
            if (spazio > stripWidth) {
                spazio = stripWidth;
            }
            $strip.animate({ left: '-=' + spazio }, tempo, "linear", function() { $strip.css("left", containerWidth); scrollnews(totalTravel, defTiming); });
        }
        $strip.css("left", 0);
        if (settings.hoverSelector != null) {
            var $hoverSelector = settings.hoverSelector;
        }
        else {
            var $hoverSelector = $strip.parent().parent();
        }
        $hoverSelector.hover(function() {
            //var offset = jQuery(this).offset();
            var residualSpace = stripWidth;
            var residualTime = residualSpace / settings.travelocity;
            scrollnews(residualSpace, residualTime);
        },
				function() {
				    $strip.fadeOut().stop();
				    $strip.css("left", 0).fadeIn();
				});
    });
};