var message = "Thought of the Day :";
var neonbasecolor = "#4779ED";
var neontextcolor = "#FF8000";
var neontextcolor2 = "#FF6600";
var flashspeed = 200; 						// speed of flashing in milliseconds
var flashingletters = 5; 						// number of letters flashing in neontextcolor
var flashingletters2 = 2; 						// number of letters flashing in neontextcolor2 (0 to disable)
var flashpause = 0; 						// the pause between flash-cycles in milliseconds

var n = 0;
if (document.all || document.getElementById) {
    document.write('<font color="' + neonbasecolor + '">')
    for (m = 0; m < message.length; m++)
        document.write('<span id="neonlight' + m + '">' + message.charAt(m) + '</span>');
    document.write('</font>');
}
else
    document.write(message);

function crossref(number) {
    var crossobj = document.all ? eval("document.all.neonlight" + number) : document.getElementById("neonlight" + number);
    return crossobj;
}
function neon() {
    //Change all letters to base color
    if (n == 0) {
        for (m = 0; m < message.length; m++)
            crossref(m).style.color = neonbasecolor;
    }

    //cycle through and change individual letters to neon color
    crossref(n).style.color = neontextcolor;

    if (n > flashingletters - 1) crossref(n - flashingletters).style.color = neontextcolor2;
    if (n > (flashingletters + flashingletters2) - 1) crossref(n - flashingletters - flashingletters2).style.color = neonbasecolor;


    if (n < message.length - 1)
        n++;
    else {
        n = 0;
        clearInterval(flashing);
        setTimeout("beginneon()", flashpause);
        return;
    }
}

function beginneon() {
    if (document.all || document.getElementById)
        flashing = setInterval("neon()", flashspeed);
}
beginneon();