var speed = 60 // decrease value to increase speed (must be positive)
    var pause = 1080 // increase value to increase pause
    var timerID = null;
    var bannerRunning = false;
    var currentMessage = 0;
    var offset = 0;
 
  var arlength = 3; // number of messages (to solve an NS2 bug)
  var ar = new makeArray(arlength); // number of messages
     ar[0] = "Welcome To ********* THE WINDOWS PROJECT *********";
     ar[1] = "Playing with poetry since 1976";
     ar[2] = "E-mail: windowsproject@btinternet.com "

     function makeArray(n) {
       this.length = n;
     }

     function stopBanner() {
       if (bannerRunning)
         clearTimeout(timerID);
       bannerRunning = false;
     }

     function startBanner() {
       stopBanner();
       showBanner();
     }

     function showBanner() {
       var text = ar[currentMessage];
       if (offset < text.length) {
         if (text.charAt(offset) == " ")
           offset++;                       
         var partialMessage = text.substring(0, offset + 1);
         window.status = partialMessage;
         offset++;
         timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", speed);
         bannerRunning = true;
       } else {
         offset = 0;
         currentMessage++;
         if (currentMessage == arlength)
           currentMessage = 0;
         timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", pause);
         bannerRunning = true;
       }
     }

 
var windowNote;

function showNote(title, message, colorBack, back, textColor, typeFont, sizeFont) {
  windowNote = window.open('','Note','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,' + 'width=480' + ',height=100');
  text = '<' + 'HTML' + '><' + 'HEAD' + '><' + 'TITLE' + '>' + title + '</' + 'TITLE' + '><' + '/HEAD' + '><' + 'BODY BACKGROUND=' + '"' + back + '"' + ' BGCOLOR=' + '"' + colorBack + '">';
  text += '<CENTER>';
  text +='<FONT FACE="' + typeFont +'"';
  text += ' SIZE=' + sizeFont; 
  text += ' COLOR=' + '"' + textColor +'">';
  text += message + '</CENTER></FONT>';
  text += '</' + 'BODY' + '><' + '/HTML' + '>';
  windowNote.document.write(text);
  windowNote.focus();
  windowNote.document.close();
  return false;
}

function Resolution()
   {
   

   var height=screen.height;
   var width=screen.width;

     if (height<600 || width<800)
      {
      alert("The Windows Project web site has been optimized for \n\n                      600 x 800 pixels. \n\nSince your display has a lower resolution of \n\n                      " + height + " x " + width + " pixels, \n\nsome graphic elements may be displayed differently.")
      }
   else
   
   if (height>600 || width>800)
      {
       alert("The Windows Project web site has been optimized for \n\n                      600 x 800 pixels. \n\nSince your display has a higher resolution of \n\n                      " + height + " x " + width + " pixels, \n\nsome graphic elements may be displayed differently.")
      }
       }