function colorFade(id,element,start,end,steps,speed,onFinish) {
  var startrgb,endrgb,er,eg,eb,step,rint,gint,bint,step;
  var target = document.getElementById(id);
  steps = steps || 20;
  speed = speed || 20;
  clearInterval(target.timer);
  endrgb = colorConv(end);
  er = endrgb[0];
  eg = endrgb[1];
  eb = endrgb[2];
  if(!target.r) {
    startrgb = colorConv(start);
    r = startrgb[0];
    g = startrgb[1];
    b = startrgb[2];
    target.r = r;
    target.g = g;
    target.b = b;
  }
  rint = Math.round(Math.abs(target.r-er)/steps);
  gint = Math.round(Math.abs(target.g-eg)/steps);
  bint = Math.round(Math.abs(target.b-eb)/steps);
  if(rint == 0) { rint = 1; }
  if(gint == 0) { gint = 1; }
  if(bint == 0) { bint = 1; }
  target.step = 1;
  target.onFinFunkt = onFinish;
  target.timer = setInterval( function() { animateColor(id,element,steps,er,eg,eb,rint,gint,bint); }, speed);
}

// incrementally close the gap between the two colors //
function animateColor(id,element,steps,er,eg,eb,rint,gint,bint) {
  var target = document.getElementById(id);
  var color;
  if(target.step <= steps) {
    var r = target.r;
    var g = target.g;
    var b = target.b;
    if(r >= er) {
      r = r - rint;
    } else {
      r = parseInt(r) + parseInt(rint);
    }
    if(g >= eg) {
      g = g - gint;
    } else {
      g = parseInt(g) + parseInt(gint);
    }
    if(b >= eb) {
      b = b - bint;
    } else {
      b = parseInt(b) + parseInt(bint);
    }
    color = 'rgb(' + r + ',' + g + ',' + b + ')';
    if(element == 'background') {
      target.style.backgroundColor = color;
    } else if(element == 'border') {
      target.style.borderColor = color;
    } else {
      target.style.color = color;
    }
    target.r = r;
    target.g = g;
    target.b = b;
    target.step = target.step + 1;
  } else {
    clearInterval(target.timer);
    color = 'rgb(' + er + ',' + eg + ',' + eb + ')';
    if(element == 'background') {
      target.style.backgroundColor = color;
    } else if(element == 'border') {
      target.style.borderColor = color;
    } else {
      target.style.color = color;
    }
    target.onFinFunkt();
  }
}

// convert the color to rgb from hex //
function colorConv(color) {
  var rgb = [parseInt(color.substring(0,2),16), 
    parseInt(color.substring(2,4),16), 
    parseInt(color.substring(4,6),16)];
  return rgb;
}

function nextStepComplete()
{
	window.setTimeout("startNextStep()", 1000);
}

function startNextStep()
{
	colorFade("eventlink",'text','441458','ffffff',25,50,nextStep);
}

function nextStep()
{
	if(!inDesc) 
	{
		switchEventToDesc(currentEvent);
		inDesc = true;
	}
	else
	{
		inDesc = false;
		if(currentEvent + 1 < eventdata.length)
			currentEvent++;
		else
			currentEvent = 0;
		switchToNewEvent(currentEvent);
	}
	colorFade("eventlink",'text','ffffff','441458',25,50,nextStepComplete);
}

function switchEventToDesc(id)
{
	eventlink.innerHTML = eventdata[id].Textblock;
}

function switchToNewEvent(id)
{
	eventlink.href = eventdata[id].targetpage;
	eventlink.innerHTML = eventdata[id].Ueberschrift;
}

var currentEvent = 0; // Bei welchen Termin sind wird gerade
var inDesc = false; // Überschrift, oder Textblock
var eventlink = document.getElementById("eventlink");
switchToNewEvent(currentEvent);
nextStepComplete();