var Ticker = new Class({
  setOptions: function(options) {
    this.options = Object.extend({
      speed: 1500,
      delay: 5000,
      direction: 'vertical',
      onComplete: Class.empty,
      onStart: Class.empty
    }, options || {});
  },
  initialize: function(el,options){
    this.setOptions(options);
    this.el = $(el);
    this.items = this.el.getElements('li');
    var w = 0;
    var h = 0;
    if(this.options.direction.toLowerCase()=='horizontal') {
      h = this.el.getSize().size.y;
        this.items.each(function(li,index) {
        w += li.getSize().size.x;
      });
  } else {
      w = this.el.getSize().size.x;
      this.items.each(function(li,index) {
        h += li.getSize().size.y;
      });
    }
    this.el.setStyles({
      position: 'absolute',
      top: 0,
      left: 0,
      width: w,
        height: h
    });
    this.fx = new Fx.Styles(this.el,{duration:this.options.speed,onComplete:function() {
      var i = (this.current==0)?this.items.length:this.current;
      this.items[i-1].injectInside(this.el);
      this.el.setStyles({
        left:0,
        top:0
      });
    }.bind(this)});
    this.current = 0;
    this.next();
    },
  resume: function() {
      if (mytimer == null) {
      this.next();
      }
  },
  next: function() {
    this.current++;
    if (this.current >= this.items.length) this.current = 0;
    var pos = this.items[this.current];
    this.fx.start({
      top: -pos.offsetTop,
      left: -pos.offsetLeft
    });
    mytimer = this.next.bind(this).delay(this.options.delay+this.options.speed);
  }
});
 
var mytimer = null;

window.addEvent('domready', function() {
   var hor = new Ticker('TickerVertical', {
      speed : 500, delay : 5000, direction : 'vertical'});
  hor.resume();
});