<!-- Paste this code into an external JavaScript file named: scrollingTextMouseover.js  -->

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Created by: voidvector :: http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=201460
 */

var UpdateInterval = 20;
var PixelPerInterval = 2;
var scorllerInterval;

function start_scroll_right() {
       scorllerInterval = setInterval(scroll_left, UpdateInterval);
}

function scroll_right() {
       document.getElementById('scroller').scrollLeft -= PixelPerInterval;
}

function start_scroll_left() {
       scorllerInterval = setInterval(scroll_right, UpdateInterval);
}

function scroll_left() {
       document.getElementById('scroller').scrollLeft += PixelPerInterval;
}

function stop_scrolling() {
       clearInterval(scorllerInterval);
}