var statetext="Herzlich willkommen auf unseren Internet-Seiten!";
var speed=200;
var statewidth=100;
var textlength=statetext.length;
var position=1-statewidth;

function lauftext()
{
 position++;
 textstate="";
 if (position == textlength)
   {
    position=1-statewidth;
   }
 if (position < 0)
   {
    for (var counter=1; counter <= Math.abs(position); counter++)
       {
        textstate = textstate + " ";
       };
    textstate=textstate+statetext.substring(0, statewidth - counter + 1);
   }
  else
   {
    textstate=textstate + statetext.substring(position, statewidth + position);
   }
  window.status = textstate;
  setTimeout("lauftext()",speed);
}