var brightening;
var modulo_interval;
var timeout_interval;

brightening = 24;
brightening = 35;

modulo_interval = 10 // larger the number, the slower the cycle
timeout_interval = modulo_interval * 8 // larger the number, the wider the flash

var NEW_red;
var NEW_green;
var NEW_blue;

var Link_red;
var Link_green;
var Link_blue;

var Link_hover_red;
var Link_hover_green;
var Link_hover_blue;

NEW_red = 128;
NEW_green = 0;
NEW_blue = 42;

Link_red = 0;
Link_green = 55;
Link_blue = 136;

Link_hover_red = 51;
Link_hover_green = 128;
Link_hover_blue = 208;

var text_color_1 = new String();
var text_color_2 = new String();
var text_color_3 = new String();
var text_color_1a = new String();

var x=1;
var y=1;

base_red_color = "rgb(" + NEW_red + "," + NEW_green + "," + NEW_blue + ")";
bright_red_color = "rgb(" + (NEW_red + brightening) + "," + (NEW_green + brightening) + "," + (NEW_blue + brightening) + ")";

base_refresh_darker = "rgb(" + Link_red + "," + Link_green + "," + Link_blue + ")";
bright_refresh_darker = "rgb(" + (Link_red + brightening) + "," + (Link_green + brightening) + "," + (Link_blue + brightening) + ")";

base_refresh_hover = "rgb(" + Link_hover_red + "," + Link_hover_green + "," + Link_hover_blue + ")";
bright_refresh_hover = "rgb(" + (Link_hover_red + brightening) + "," + (Link_hover_green + brightening) + "," + (Link_hover_blue + brightening) + ")";

//base_red_color = "rgb(128,0,42)";
//bright_red_color = "rgb(156,28,70)";

//base_refresh_darker = "rgb(0,55,136)";
//bright_refresh_darker = "rgb(30,85,166)";

//base_refresh_hover = "rgb(51,128,208)";
//bright_refresh_hover = "rgb(78,155,235)";

base_refresh = base_refresh_darker;
bright_refresh = bright_refresh_darker;

function flicker()
{
 if(x%2) 
 {
  text_color_1 = base_red_color;
  text_color_2 = bright_red_color;
  text_color_3 = base_red_color;
 }else
 {
  text_color_1 = bright_red_color;
  text_color_2 = base_red_color;
  text_color_3 = bright_red_color;
 }
 if(y%modulo_interval) 
 {
  text_color_1a = base_refresh;
 }else
 {
  text_color_1a = bright_refresh;
 }

document.getElementById('flicker_0').style.color=text_color_1;
document.getElementById('flicker_1').style.color=text_color_2;
//document.getElementById('flicker_2').style.color=text_color_3;
//document.getElementById('flicker_3').style.color=text_color_2;
//document.getElementById('refresh_flicker').style.color=text_color_1a;

 x++;
 y++;
 
 if(y>modulo_interval){y=1};
 if(x>2){x=1};
 
 setTimeout("flicker()",timeout_interval);
}

function flicker_hover()
{
base_refresh = base_refresh_hover;
bright_refresh = bright_refresh_hover;
}

function flicker_normal()
{
base_refresh = base_refresh_darker;
bright_refresh = bright_refresh_darker;
}


function OpenMailer()
	{
	blowup_window = window.open('contact_me.html','OTHER','width=600,height=575,resizable=yes,scrollbars=no,toolbar=yes,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,copyhistory=no');
	}

// --- bookworm script functions

	var refresh_off_art = new Image
	var refresh_on_art  = new Image
	var arab_title_off  = new Image
	var arab_title_on   = new Image
	
	refresh_off_art.src = "../refresh-off-a.gif"
	refresh_on_art.src  = "../refresh-on-a.gif"
	
	arab_title_off.src  = "book-images/modified/ubar-3a.gif"
	arab_title_on.src   = "book-images/modified/ubar-4a.gif"
	
	function symbol_on()
	{
	document.arrow0.src = arab_title_on.src
	}
	function symbol_off()
	{
	document.arrow0.src = arab_title_off.src
	}
	
	function arrow_on()
	{
		document.arrow.src = refresh_on_art.src
	}
	
	function arrow_off()
	{
		document.arrow.src = refresh_off_art.src
	}

	function refresh()
	{
		window.location.href="http://www.curiousnotions.com/home/index.asp#book-section"
		window.location.reload( false )
	}
	
	var mini_on = new Image;
	var mini_off = new Image;
	mini_on.src = "../rbc-data/rbc-mini-light.gif";
	mini_off.src = "../rbc-data/rbc-mini-dark.gif";

function on_mini() /* rollovers for mini title link */
	{
		if (document.images)
		{
			document.mini.src = mini_on.src;
		}
	}
	
function off_mini() /* rollovers for mini title link */
	{
		if (document.images)
		{
			document.mini.src = mini_off.src;
		}
	}