var teller = 0;
var maxlen = 0;
var msgl = 0;
var msg = "";

function scroll()
{  
  out = "";
  numspace = maxlen - teller;
  if (numspace > -msgl)
    {
      for (c1=0; c1 < msg.length; c1++)
      {
        for (c2=0; c2 < numspace+c1; c2++) out += " ";
        out += msg.substring(c1, c1+1);
        if (out.length > maxlen) break;
      }
      teller++;
      teller += Math.abs(Math.round(numspace/20));
      if (teller > msgl+maxlen) teller=msgl+maxlen;
    } 
  else
    if (numspace <= -msgl && -numspace <= msgl+msg.length)
      {
        numspace = -numspace - msgl - 1;
        out += msg.substring(numspace,numspace+maxlen);
        teller++;
      }
    else
      {
        teller=0;
        scrollfinished = true;
      }
  if (scrollfinished == false)
    {
      window.status = out;
      setTimeout("scroll()", 75);
    }
  else
    {
      scrollmsg();
    }
}

function scrollit(string, length)
{
  window.state = "";
  msg = string;
  teller = 0;
  maxlen = length;
  msgl = msg.length;
  if (msgl > maxlen) msgl = maxlen;
  scrollfinished = false;
  scroll();
}

function scrollmsg()
{
  amsg = "d'Hommelbelle Poperinge";
  scrollit(amsg, 150);
}