scheduleUpdateInterval: function() {
		var self = this;

		self.updateDom(self.config.animationSpeed);

		// setInterval placed within a variable so you can clear it
		this.interval = setInterval(function() {
			self.activeItem++;
			self.updateDom(self.config.animationSpeed);
		}, this.config.updateInterval);
	},

And some functions to start and stop the interval

	intpause: function(){
		clearInterval(this.interval);

	},

	intresume: function(){
		this.scheduleUpdateInterval();
	},

These are the changes I’ve made so far, please consider that the code is probably not optimal, at all.

 			var title = document.createElement("div");
			title.className = "bright medium regular fed";
			title.innerHTML = this.newsItems[this.activeItem].title;
			title.addEventListener("click", () => showdesc(this)); //Show description on click
			wrapper.appendChild(title);
			

			//below is the function to show description and hide title
			function showdesc(thisdesc) {
				
				thisdesc.intpause();	//pause the interval			
				title.style.display="none";
				description = document.createElement("div");
				description.className = "medium light infoCenter";
				description.innerHTML = thisdesc.newsItems[thisdesc.activeItem].description;
				description.addEventListener("click", () => hidedesc(thisdesc));  //Hide description on click 
				wrapper.appendChild(description);
			};

			//and to close the description and return to title
			function hidedesc(thisdesc) {
				thisdesc.intresume();	//resume the interval
				description.style.display="none";
				title.style.display="block";
				
			};

using that code snippet in the pause function just adds a new item with the updateInterval time,

So I can change the interval on the next loaded news item, but not the current :(

this.interval = setInterval(function() {
    self.activeItem++;
    self.updateDom(self.config.animationSpeed);
  }, this.config.updateInterval);

No go on that either, this.interval is undefined it says.
I have to research this some more, it’s giving me a headache.

Could it have something to do with the fact that the interval is set in the scheduleUpdateInterval function and it can’t be reached from another function outside that?

this.scheduleUpdateInterval(); works, I think. (I get more updates on top of each other if I click several times)

scheduleUpdateInterval: function() {
  var self = this;

  self.updateDom(self.config.animationSpeed);

  self.interval = setInterval(function() {
    self.activeItem++;
    self.updateDom(self.config.animationSpeed);
  }, this.config.updateInterval);
},

pause: function(){
  clearInterval(this.interval);
},

resume: function(){
  this.scheduleUpdateInterval();
},

this is the code that updates the newsfeed item

	scheduleUpdateInterval: function() {
		var self = this;

		self.updateDom(self.config.animationSpeed);

		setInterval(function() {
			self.activeItem++;
			self.updateDom(self.config.animationSpeed);
		}, this.config.updateInterval);
	},

This also loads the first feed item when the page loads for the first time.

how should I implement this in another function to pause/reset the scheduleUpdateInterval function?

this.interval = setInterval(...);

clearInterval(this.interval);

I’ve tried just to change the var to another value when clicked, but it doesn’t change the current item interval.

But I’ll probably just change the newsfeed to z-index 1
I used a eventlistener to register the click and change the contents of this.innerhtml from title to description.

Next up, make it draw a new div and pause the timer for the headlines.

If you look at it, it’s already creating a <DIV> element and changing the innerHTML to the value of the title from the newsfeed (line 149) title.innerHTML = this.newsItems[this.activeItem].title; It should be relatively easy to modify this area of the code to add the anchor tag & url.

I’ve found the part where it creates the actual content, I’ve tried adding onclick to text, to buttons, tried making functions to act on the onclick event etc. maybe it’s a z-index issue and something is in the way. because it doesn’t react at all to any clicks. I tried the anchor tag just to see if it would react, but no. Something is blocking the “clickability” of the MM module

If you look at it, it’s already creating a <DIV> element and changing the innerHTML to the value of the title from the newsfeed (line 149) title.innerHTML = this.newsItems[this.activeItem].title; It should be relatively easy to modify this area of the code to add the anchor tag & url.