marquee antonino

// Function to check if the text string is in arabic or hebrew;
function testArabicHebrew(text) {
    arabicRange = /[\u0600-\u06FF]/;
    hebrewRange = /[\u0590-\u05FF]/;
    return arabicRange.test(text) || hebrewRange.test(text);
}

// Function to add marquee to the overflowed text.
function wrapContentsInMarquee(element) {
    // Calculate the secs to stop the marquee depending of the length
    secs = (element.text().length / 5) * 1200;
    $(".marquee-ltr").removeClass("marquee-ltr");
    $(".marquee-rtl").removeClass("marquee-rtl");
    parentElement = element.parent();
    // Check if the string is arabic or hebrew
    setTimeout(function () {
        if (testArabicHebrew(element.text())) {
            marqueeClass = "marquee-rtl"
        } else {
            marqueeClass = "marquee-ltr";
        }
        parentElement.addClass(marqueeClass);

        clearTimeout(timeOutToMarquee);

        timeOutToMarquee = setTimeout(function () {
            wrapContentsInMarquee(element);
        }, secs)
    }, 500);
}