onloadHooks.push(function(){
	$('#newsticker').newsslider({
		speed: 1500,
		delay: 4000
	});
});
 


$.fn.newsslider = function(options){
	options = $.extend({
					speed: 1500,
					delay: 4000,
					direction: 'vertical'
				}, options);
				
	function initialize(target ,options){
		var list = $(target).children('ul');
		var listItems = $(list).children('li');
		//start-hoehe berechnen
		if( $(listItems).size() >= 4 ){
			//hoehe bis zum obersten element (starthoehe)
			$('#newsticker').css( {height : $(listItems).eq(3).position().top} );
			
			$(list).css( {
					 position: 'absolute',
					 top: 0,
					 left: 0,
					 width: 170,
					 height: $(listItems).last().position().top
				      });
			//loop function
			setInterval(function() {
				scroll( target );
			}, options.delay);
		}
	}
	
	function scroll(target){
		var updatedList = $(target).children('ul');
		var updatesItems = $(updatedList).children('li');
		$(target).children('ul').animate({ top: -getItemHeight( $(updatesItems), 0 ) }, options.speed, 'linear', function() {
			// Animation complete.
			var tmp = $(updatesItems).eq(0);
			$(updatedList).css( {top: 0});
			$(updatesItems).eq(0).remove();
			$(tmp).appendTo( $(updatedList) );
		});  
	}
	
	function getItemHeight(items, cur){
		return ( $(items).eq(1).position().top - $(items).eq(0).position().top );
		
	}
	
	initialize($(this), options);
		
}

/*

function newsslider() {
	if($('newsticker')) {
	var Slider = new Class({
				setOptions: function(options) {
					this.options = Object.extend({
						speed: 1500,
						delay: 4000,
						direction: 'vertical',
						onComplete: Class.empty,
						onStart: Class.empty
					}, options || {});
				},
				initialize: function(el,options){
					this.setOptions(options);

					this.el = $(el);
					this.items = this.el.getElements('li');
					var w = 0;
					var h = 0;
					
					if(this.options.direction.toLowerCase()=='horizontal') {
						h = this.el.offsetHeight;
						this.items.each(function(li,index) {
							w += li.offsetWidth;
						});
					} else {
						w = this.el.offsetWidth;
						this.items.each(function(li,index) {
							h += li.offsetHeight;
						});
					}

					$('newsticker').setStyles({
						height : this.items[0].offsetHeight+this.items[1].offsetHeight+this.items[2].offsetHeight+2
					});
					
					
					this.el.setStyles({
						position: 'absolute',
						top: 0,
						left: 0,
						width: w,
						height: h
					});
					if(this.items.length >= 4){
						this.current = 0;
						this.togo=this.items[this.current].offsetHeight*(-1);
						
						this.fx = new Fx.Tween(this.el,{
							property: 'top',
							duration:this.options.speed,
								onComplete:function() {
								this.el.setStyles({
									position: 'absolute',
									top: 0,
									left: 0,
									width: w,
									height: h
								});
								var temp_el = this.items[this.current];
								this.items[this.current].dispose();
								temp_el.inject(this.el);
							//	console.log('set first down');
								this.next();
							}.bind(this)
						});
						//this.fx.start('top',this.togo);
        	
						this.fx.start.pass([0,this.togo], this.fx).delay(this.options.delay);
					}
					
				},
				next: function() {
					
					this.current ++;
					if(this.current == this.items.length) this.current = 0;
					
					this.togo=this.items[this.current].offsetHeight*(-1);
					//this.fx.start('top',this.togo);
					this.fx.start.pass([0,this.togo], this.fx).delay(this.options.delay);
					//console.log('move ul up '+this.togo);
				}
			});

			var vert = new Slider('newsticker_list',{speed:1500,delay:4000,direction:'vertical'});
	}
}
*/