smoothCount revision 20250312

viewbox=document.getElementsByTagName("pre")[0];
var viewcount=new Object({});
var countUp; // declare for scope
var tanh_animation=0;
viewcount.old=0;
viewcount.displayed=0;
viewcount.new=1000;
function increaseViewCount() {
    viewcount.displayed=Math.round( viewcount.old + (viewcount.new-viewcount.old)*Math.tanh(tanh_animation/10) );
    tanh_animation++;
    viewbox.innerHTML=viewcount.displayed;
    if ( Math.abs(viewcount.displayed-viewcount.new) < 0.5 ) {
        clearInterval(countUp);
        viewbox.innerHTML=viewcount.new;
        viewcount.old=viewcount.new; // remember for next time
        tanh_animation=0; // reset
    };
};

function countTo(number){
viewcount.new=number;
countUp=setInterval(increaseViewCount,50);
}