// Extension developed by peter mayer
// Original Scrollable Area code developed by peter mayer


function verifyCompatibleBrowser(){
    this.ver=navigator.appVersion;
    this.dom=document.getElementById?1:0;
    this.ie5=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 5")>-1 && this.dom)?1:0;
    this.ie4=(document.all && !this.dom)?1:0;
    this.ns5=(this.dom && parseInt(this.ver) >= 5) ?1:0;

    this.ns4=(document.layers && !this.dom)?1:0;
    this.bw=(this.ie5 || this.ie4 || this.ns4 || this.ns5);
    return this;
}

var speed=90

var loop, timer


function ConstructObject(obj,nest)
  {
    bw=new verifyCompatibleBrowser();
    nest=(!nest) ? '':'document.'+nest+'.';
    this.el=bw.dom?document.getElementById(obj):bw.ie4?document.all[obj]:bw.ns4?eval(nest+'document.'+obj):0;
    this.css=bw.dom?document.getElementById(obj).style:bw.ie4?document.all[obj].style:bw.ns4?eval(nest+'document.'+obj):0;
    this.scrollHeight=bw.ns4?this.css.document.height:this.el.offsetHeight;
    this.clipHeight=bw.ns4?this.css.clip.height:this.el.offsetHeight;
    this.up=MoveAreaUp;
    this.down=MoveAreaDown;
    this.MoveArea=MoveArea;
      this.x;
    this.y;
    this.obj = obj + "Object";
    eval(this.obj + "=this");
    return this;
  }

function MoveArea(x,y)
  {
    this.x=x;
    this.y=y;
    this.css.left=this.x;
    this.css.top=this.y;
  }

function MoveAreaDown(move)
  {
  if(this.y>-this.scrollHeight+objContainer.clipHeight)
    {
      this.MoveArea(0,this.y-move);
      if(loop)
        {
          setTimeout(this.obj+".down("+move+")",speed);
        }
    }
  }
function MoveAreaUp(move)
  {
    if(this.y<0)
      {
        this.MoveArea(0,this.y-move);
        if(loop)
          {
            setTimeout(this.obj+".up("+move+")",speed);
          }
       }
  }

function PerformScroll(speed)
  {
    if(scroll_initialised)
      {
        loop=true;
        if(speed>0)
          {
            objScroller.down(speed);
          }
        else objScroller.up(speed);
      }
  }

function CeaseScroll()
  {
    loop=false;
    if(timer) clearTimeout(timer);
  }

var initialised;
function InitialiseScrollableArea()
  {
    objContainer=new ConstructObject('divContainer');
    objScroller=new ConstructObject('divContent','divContainer');
    objScroller.MoveArea(0,0);
    objContainer.css.visibility='visible';
    scroll_initialised=true;
}
// end absolutely positioned scrollable area object scripts
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