var arrBlinkingObjects=new Array();

  window.onload=function()
  {
     //get blinking controls:
     var arrDivObjects=document.getElementsByTagName("DIV");


     //look for blinking objects:
     for (var i=0; i<arrDivObjects.length; i++)
     {
        var curAttribute=arrDivObjects[i].attributes["blink"];
        if ((curAttribute)&&(curAttribute.nodeValue == "1"))
        {
           arrBlinkingObjects[arrBlinkingObjects.length] = arrDivObjects[i];
           curAttribute=arrDivObjects[i].attributes["colors"];

           //set initial color if given:
           if (curAttribute)
           {
              arrDivObjects[i].style.color = curAttribute.nodeValue.split(",")[0];
              arrDivObjects[i].attributes.setNamedItem(MakeAttribute("activeColor", 0));
              arrDivObjects[i].attributes.setNamedItem(MakeAttribute("lastColorChange", CurrentMiliSeconds()));
           }
        }
     }

     //activate global timer:
     setTimeout("BlinkTimer();", 50);

     //PrintTo(document, document.getElementById("DIV1"));
  }

  function BlinkTimer()
  {
     var curTime=CurrentMiliSeconds();

     for (var i=0; i<arrBlinkingObjects.length; i++)
     {
        var curAttribute=arrBlinkingObjects[i].attributes["speed"];
        var iSpeedRate=50;
        if (curAttribute)
           iSpeedRate=(CLngDef(curAttribute.nodeValue, 5))*10;
        var iLastChange=0;
        curAttribute=arrBlinkingObjects[i].attributes["lastColorChange"];
        if (curAttribute)
           iLastChange=CLngDef(curAttribute.nodeValue, 0);
        //need to blink?
        if ((iLastChange > 0)&&((curTime-iLastChange) >= iSpeedRate))
           SwitchColor(arrBlinkingObjects[i]);
     }

     setTimeout("BlinkTimer();", 50);
  }

  function SwitchColor(objDiv)
  {
     var iActiveColor=0;
     var curAttribute=objDiv.attributes["activeColor"];
     if (curAttribute)
        iActiveColor=CLngDef(curAttribute.nodeValue, 0);
     var strBlinkColors="";
     var curAttribute=objDiv.attributes["colors"];
     if (curAttribute)
        strBlinkColors=curAttribute.nodeValue;
     var arrBlinkColors=strBlinkColors.split(",");
     iActiveColor = ((iActiveColor+1) % arrBlinkColors.length);
     objDiv.style.color = arrBlinkColors[iActiveColor];
     objDiv.attributes["activeColor"].nodeValue = iActiveColor;
     objDiv.attributes["lastColorChange"].nodeValue = CurrentMiliSeconds();
  }

  function MakeAttribute(attName, attValue)
  {
   var objAttribute=document.createAttribute(attName);
   objAttribute.value = attValue;
   return objAttribute;
  }

  function CurrentMiliSeconds()
  {
   var now=new Date();

   return now.getTime();
  }

  function CLngDef(str, defValue)
  {
     try
     {
        return (str*(-1)*(-1));
     }
     catch (e)
     {
        return defValue;
     }
  }

  function PrintTo(_ob, objDiv) {
   var m="", j;
   for (j in _ob)
   {
      try
      {
         m += j + ": " + _ob[j] + ", ";
      }
      catch (e)
      {
         m += "error: "+j+", ";
      }

   }
   if (objDiv)
      objDiv.innerHTML = m;
   else
      alert(m);
  }