var scrlStr = "Allen Besuchern unserer Homepage ein frohes" +
              " Weihnachtsfest und einen guten Rutsch" +
              " nach 2008 - Anna & Andreas" +
              "" +
              "" +
              "";
    var width = 65;
    var strLen = scrlStr.length;
    var pos = 1 - width;                // start far enough to the left for only

function scrolltext(){
    var scroll = "";                // initialize the string to be printed
    pos++;                          // move to the right in the string

    if (pos == strLen)              // start over if the string is done scrolling
        pos = 1 - width;

    if (pos<0) {                    // add spaces to beginning if necessary
        for (var i=1; i<=Math.abs(pos); i++)
            scroll = scroll + " ";
            scroll = scroll + scrlStr.substring(0, width - i + 1);
    }
    else
        scroll = scroll + scrlStr.substring(pos, pos + width);

    document.scrollMsg.message.value = scroll;         // print the string
    setTimeout("scrolltext()",100);     // recurse after 1/10 of a second
}