function scrollerObj(name,initH,initW,heightB,widthB,content,initBg,Bg,speed,initFl) {

    this.name=name;
    this.initH=initH;
    this.initW=initW;
    this.heightB=heightB;
    this.widthB=widthB;
    this.content=content;
    this.initBg=initBg;
    this.Bg=Bg;
    this.iniFl=initFl;
    this.speed=parseInt(speed);
    this.timer = name + "Timer";
    this.elem;
    this.thetop

    //**methods**//
    this.getElement = getElement;
    this.createLayer=createLayer;
    this.scrollLayer = scrollLayer;
    this.scrollLoop=scrollLoop;

    //**initiate methods**//
    this.createLayer();
    this.getElement();
    this.scrollLayer();
}

//**call this method to stop scrolling**//
function scrollLoop(s){
    this.speed = s;
}

//**pretty obvious**//
function scrollLayer() {
    if (this.thetop > (this.elem.offsetHeight * -1)) {
        this.thetop = this.thetop - (this.speed / 2);
    }
    else {
        this.thetop = this.initH;
        this.elem.style.top = this.initH;
    }
    this.elem.style.top = new String(this.thetop) + 'px';
}

//**get the specific dom-expression**//

function getElement(){
    if(document.getElementById){
        this.elem = document.getElementById(this.name);
    }
    else if (document.all){
        this.elem = document.all[name];
    }
    else if (document.layers){
        this.elem = document.layers[name];
    }
}

//**pretty obvious - if NS4 - please upgrade to a standard compliant browser**//
function createLayer(){
    if (document.getElementById || document.all) {

        //				    document.write('<div id="layer'+this.name+'" style="position:relative;overflow:hidden;float:'+this.initFl+';background-color:#'+this.initBg+';border:1px solid black;width:'+this.initW+'px;height:'+this.initH+'px;" onMouseover="'+this.name+'.scrollLoop(0)" onMouseout="'+this.name+'.scrollLoop('+this.speed+')">');
        //				    document.write('<div id="'+this.name+'" style="position:absolute;top:'+this.initH+'px;left:0px;border:0px solid black;width:'+this.widthB+'px;height:'+this.heightB+'px;background-color:#'+this.Bg+'">');

        document.write('<div id="layer'+this.name+'" class="wtk_newsscroller_layer" onMouseover="'+this.name+'.scrollLoop(0)" onMouseout="'+this.name+'.scrollLoop('+this.speed+')">');
        document.write('<div id="'+this.name+'" class="wtk_newsscroller_inhoud">');
        document.write(this.content);
        document.write('<\/div><\/div>');
    }
    else if (document.layers) {
        document.write('<ilayer name="'+this.name+'" bgcolor="#'+this.Bg+'" width="'+this.widthB+'" height="'+this.heightB+'">'+this.content+'<\/ilayer>');
        return;
    }
    if (this.scrollLayer) {
        this.timer = setInterval(this.name+'.scrollLayer()','60');
    }
}