var ie5 = ( document.all && document.getElementById );
var ns6 = ( ( ! document.all ) && document.getElementById );
var opac = 0;
var opacSpeed = 3;
 
function fadeIn(thisDiv)
{
	alert(opac)
  opac += opacSpeed;
  if( opac <= 100 )
  {
    if(ie5)
    {
        document.getElementById(thisDiv).filters.alpha.opacity = opac;
    }
    if(ns6)
    {
        document.getElementById(thisDiv).style.MozOpacity = opac/100;
    }
    fadeIn(thisDiv);
  }
}
 
function fadeOut(thisDiv)
{
  opac -= opacSpeed;
  if( opac >= 0 )
  {
    if(ie5)
    {
        document.getElementById(thisDiv).filters.alpha.opacity = opac;
    }
    if(ns6)
    {
        document.getElementById(thisDiv).style.MozOpacity = opac/100;
    }
    setTimeout('fadeOut(thisDiv)', 50);
  }
}

















var TimeToFade = 1000.0;

function fade(eid,inout){
  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
  if(element == null) return;
   
  if(element.FadeState == null){
    if(element.style.opacity == null 
        || element.style.opacity == '' 
        || element.style.opacity == '1')
    {
      element.FadeState = 2;
    }
    else
    {
      element.FadeState = -2;
    }
  }

	alert(element.FadeState)



if(element.FadeState == 1 || element.FadeState == -1)
  {
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? -1 : 1;
    element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade - element.FadeTimeLeft;
  }
  else
  {
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 2 ? -1 : 1;
    element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade;
    setTimeout("animateFade(" + new Date().getTime() + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
  }  
}


function opacoff(thisDiv){
  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
    element.style.opacity = '0';
    element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = 0)';
      element.FadeState = -2;
}
function opacon(thisDiv){
  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
    element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = 100)';
}

function animateFade(lastTick, eid)
{  
  var curTick = new Date().getTime();
  var elapsedTicks = curTick - lastTick;
  
  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
 
  if(element.FadeTimeLeft <= elapsedTicks)
  {
    element.style.opacity = element.FadeState == 1 ? '1' : '0';
    element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' 
        + (element.FadeState == 1 ? '100' : '0') + ')';
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? 2 : -2;
    return;
  }
 
  element.FadeTimeLeft -= elapsedTicks;
  var newOpVal = element.FadeTimeLeft/TimeToFade;
  if(element.FadeState == 1)
    newOpVal = 1 - newOpVal;

  element.style.opacity = newOpVal;
  element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' + (newOpVal*100) + ')';
  
  setTimeout("animateFade(" + curTick + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
}