var baseopacity=80
var browserdetect;function instantset(degree){if(browserdetect=="mozilla")
imgobj.style.MozOpacity=degree/100
else if(browserdetect=="ie")
imgobj.filters.alpha.opacity=degree}
function cleartimer(){if(window.highlighting)clearInterval(highlighting)}
function gradualfade(cur2){if(browserdetect=="mozilla"&&cur2.style.MozOpacity<1)
cur2.style.MozOpacity=Math.min(parseFloat(cur2.style.MozOpacity)+0.1,0.99)
else if(browserdetect=="ie"&&cur2.filters.alpha.opacity<100)
cur2.filters.alpha.opacity+=10
else if(window.highlighting)
clearInterval(highlighting)}
function slowhigh(which2){imgobj=which2
browserdetect=which2.filters?"ie":typeof which2.style.MozOpacity=="string"?"mozilla":""
instantset(baseopacity)
highlighting=setInterval("gradualfade(imgobj)",50)}
function slowlow(which2){cleartimer()
instantset(baseopacity)}
loading_img=new Image();loading_img.src="/images/shadow-background.gif";