var scroll;
function begin()
{
	var childCount = $('fx_messages').getElements('li[id^=fx_messages]');  
	(childCount);   
    if (childCount.length > 1)
    {
        scroll = new Fx.Scroll('fx_messages_container', {wheelStops: false, duration: 3000, transition: Fx.Transitions.Quad.easeInOut }); 
		toNext();
	}

}

function toNext(item)
{
    var target = (item) ? item.getNext('li[id^=fx_messages]') : $('fx_messages').getFirst('li[id^=fx_messages]');
    if (target)
    {
        scroll.toElement(target);
        toNext.pass(target).delay(5000);
    }
	
    else
    {
        toNext();
    }

}

window.addEvent('domready', begin);