<!-- Status bar text scroller

function statusMessageObject(p,d) {
  this.msg = MESSAGE
  this.out = " "
  this.pos = POSITION
  this.delay = DELAY
  this.i = 0
  this.reset = clearMessage}
 
function clearMessage() {
  this.pos = POSITION}
  var POSITION = 100
  var DELAY = 70
  var MESSAGE = "Welcome to the homepage of the Villa Magdala - enjoy your stay!"
  var scroll = new statusMessageObject()

function scroller() {
  for (scroll.i = 0; scroll.i < scroll.pos; scroll.i++)
  { scroll.out += " " }
  if (scroll.pos >= 0) scroll.out += scroll.msg
  else scroll.out = scroll.msg.substring(-scroll.pos,scroll.msg.length)
  window.status = scroll.out
  scroll.out = " "
  scroll.pos--
  if (scroll.pos < -(scroll.msg.length)) scroll.reset()
  setTimeout ('scroller()',scroll.delay)
}

scroller();
//-->