// Original Author: Jeffrey Way (http://net.tutsplus.com/author/jeffreyway/)
// Link: http://net.tutsplus.com/videos/screencasts/how-to-build-a-super-duper-news-scroller/

// Extended by Kyle Stevenson (Ticker now Pauses on Hover)
// New Business Media, 2009 - http://nbm.com.au/

(function($) {
	$.fn.newsScroll = function(options) {
		return this.each(function() {

			var
				$this = $(this),
				defaults = {
					speed: 400,
					delay: 3000,
					list_item_height: $this.children().outerHeight()
				},
				settings = $.extend({}, defaults, options),
				timer = false;

			// On MouseOut (Start)
			$this.mouseout(function() {
				timer = setInterval(function(){
					$this.children(':first')
						.animate({
								marginTop : '-' + settings.list_item_height,
								opacity: 'hide'
						},

						settings.speed,

						function() {
							$this
								.children(':first')
								.appendTo($this)
								.css('marginTop', 0)
								.fadeIn(300);
						}
					); // end animate
				}, settings.delay);
			}).mouseout(); // Start Ticker by default

			// On MouseOver (Pause)
			$this.mouseover(function() {
				clearInterval(timer);
			});
		});
	}
})(jQuery);