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);
		var el_h = this.el.getHeight();
		this.items = this.el.getElements(options.elementClass);
		var w = 0;
		var h = 0;
		if(this.options.direction.toLowerCase()=='horizontal') {
			h = this.el.getHeight();
			this.items.each(function(li,index) {
				w += li.getWidth();
			});
		} else {
			w = this.el.getWidth();
			this.items.each(function(li,index) {
				h += li.getHeight();
			});
		}
/*		if (el_h < h) {*/
			this.el.setStyles({
				position: 'absolute',
				top: 0,
				left: 0,
				width: w,
				height: h
			});
			this.fx = new Fx.Morph(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();
/*		}*/
	},
	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
		});
		this.next.bind(this).delay(this.options.delay+this.options.speed);
	}
});