var curElementCount = 1;

function ShiftCounter(amount)
{
	// NOTE: curElementCount should be a global
	ArticleElements = $('ScrollNews').getElementsByTagName('li');

	if((curElementCount + amount) > 0 && (curElementCount + amount) < ArticleElements.length)
	{
		curElementCount = curElementCount + amount;
	}

	return curElementCount;
}

/*
* Following extension of Scriptaculous comes from
* http://elia.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/overflow-smooth-scroll-with-scriptaculous/

Effect.Scroll = Class.create();
Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.Scroll.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
  initialize: function(element) {
    this.element = $(element);
    var options = Object.extend({
      x:    0,
      y:    0,
      mode: 'absolute'
    } , arguments[1] || {}  );
    this.start(options);
  },
  setup: function() {
    if (this.options.continuous && !this.element._ext ) {
      this.element.cleanWhitespace();
      this.element._ext=true;
      this.element.appendChild(this.element.firstChild);
    }
   
    this.originalLeft=this.element.scrollLeft;
    this.originalTop=this.element.scrollTop;
   
    if(this.options.mode == 'absolute') {
      this.options.x -= this.originalLeft;
      this.options.y -= this.originalTop;
    } else {
   
    }
  },
  update: function(position) {   
    this.element.scrollLeft = this.options.x * position + this.originalLeft;
    this.element.scrollTop  = this.options.y * position + this.originalTop;
  }
});
*/
function moveTo(container, element){
  if(typeof($(element)) != 'undefined')
  {
	  Position.prepare();
	  container_y = Position.cumulativeOffset($(container))[1]
	  element_y = Position.cumulativeOffset($(element))[1]
	  new Effect.Scroll(container, {x:0, y:(element_y-container_y)});
  }
  return false;
}