document.copytop = 148   //abs position of top of text
	document.toploc = document.copytop
	document.botloc = -220  //position when scrolling will stop
	document.clickstatus = 'free'
	var scrollspeed = null
	var scrollamt = null
	
//sets the scolling speed for each of the browsers
	function setspeed () {
			if (document.layers) { scrollspeed = 20; scrollamt = 2; }
			else if (document.all)  { scrollspeed = 1; scrollamt = 4; }
			}
			
	
	function setmove(where) //set the timer running to move either up or down
	{		
	document.clickstatus = where;
	}
	
	function stopmove() // empty the stored timeout value
	{
		document.clickstatus = 'free';
	}
	
	function checkstatus()
	{
		if (document.clickstatus != 'free')
			{
			movetext(document.clickstatus);
			}
		if (document.clickstatus == 'free')
		{
		}
		window.setTimeout("checkstatus()", scrollspeed)
	}
	
	function movetext(where) //move the text.
	{
	if (where == 'up')
		{	
		if (document.copytop <= document.toploc)
			{
			document.copytop = document.copytop + scrollamt;
			copyt.top = document.copytop;
			}
		else
			{
			document.clickstatus = 'free';
			}
		}

	else //all the same as above but with anegative value
		{	
		if (document.copytop > document.botloc)
			{
			document.copytop = document.copytop - scrollamt;
			copyt.top = document.copytop;
			}
		else
			{
			document.clickstatus = 'free';
			}
		}
	}