// declare global variables
 
var NS4 = document.layers;
var IE4 = document.all;
var beg = 10;
var max = 35;
var font_size = beg;
var style_strng = "<STYLE TYPE='text/css'>\n";
 
var msg = new Array("Benvenuto Su..", "Mass Bianchet", "Vini Doc di Valdobbiadene", "Prosecco e Marzemino Doc");
var the_color = new Array("color: #134fc7;", "color:#eb1408 ;", "color: #CC9900;", "color: #f21913;");
 
for (var m=0; m<msg.length; m++)                                                 // function to build font sizes and color 
{   for (var i=beg; i<=max; i++) 
    {   style_strng += ".f" + i + m + " { font-size:" + i + "pt; " + the_color[m] + " }\n";
    }
    style_strng += "</STYLE>";
    document.write(style_strng);
    style_strng = "<STYLE TYPE='text/css'>\n";                                   // reset for next color 
}
 
function writeIt(id, text)                                                       // this function writes the text
{  	if  (NS4) 
    { 		var the_layer = eval("document.parentDiv.document." + id + ".document"); // Netscape must reference parent layer
		      the_layer.open();                                                        // looks ridiculous doesn't it
		      the_layer.write(text);
		      the_layer.close();
	   }
	   else 
    if  (IE4) 
    {   document.all[id].innerHTML = text;                                       // IE can reference it directly           
    }
}
 
function scaleMsg(x)                                                             // calls function to write text specifying size and color
{   if  (font_size <= max)                                                       // stop at max size
    {   writeIt("childDiv", "<DIV ALIGN='CENTER'><SPAN CLASS='f" + font_size + x + "'>" + msg[x] + "</SPAN></DIV>");
        font_size++;
        setTimeout("scaleMsg(" + x + ")", 40);
    }
    else 
    {   font_size=beg;                                                           // reset for next msg
    }
}
 
function startShow()
{   m=0; 
    scaleMsg(m);                                                                 // show first msg 
    m=1; 
    setTimeout("scaleMsg(" + m + ")", 3000);                                     // show second msg
    m=2;
    setTimeout("scaleMsg(" + m + ")", 6500);                                     // show third msg
    m=3;
    setTimeout("scaleMsg(" + m + ")", 10000);                                    // show last msg
    setTimeout("startShow()", 14000);
}