window.onload = loadEvents(currentEvents, "newEvents");;

var thisEvent=0;


var currentEvents = new Array(
"event 1",
"event 2",
"event 3",
);

var pastEvents = new Array(
"past 1",
"past 2",
"past 3",
);


function loadEvents(thisList, listType) {
	eventList=thisList;
	thisType=listType;
	clearTimeout(timerID);
	thisEvent= Math.floor((Math.random() * eventList.length));
	if(thisType=="newEvents") {
		document.getElementById("newp").innerHTML="Displaying New Events";
		document.getElementById("oldp").innerHTML=" ";
	}
	else {
		document.getElementById("oldEvents").innerHTML="Displaying Old Events";
		document.getElementById("newEvents").innerHTML=" ";
	}
	rotateEvents();
}

function rotateEvents() {
	thisEvent++;
	if(thisEvent==eventList.length) {
		thisEvent = 0;
	}
	document.getElementById("events").innerHTML=eventList[thisEvent];

	timerID=setTimeout("rotateEvents()", 12*1000);
}

function nextEvent() {
	thisEvent++;
	if(thisEvent==eventList.length) {
		thisEvent = 0;
	}
	document.getElementById("events").innerHTML=eventList[thisEvent];
	clearTimeout(timerID);
	timerID=setTimeout("rotateEvents()", 12*1000);
}

function prevEvent() {
	thisEvent--;
	if(thisEvent<0) {
		thisEvent = eventList.length-1;
	}
	document.getElementById("events").innerHTML=eventList[thisEvent];
	clearTimeout(timerID);
	timerID=setTimeout("rotateEvents()", 12*1000);