<!--

 //display or hide container
 function fnVisible(objContainer) {
	var obj = document.getElementById(objContainer);
	if (obj.style.display == "block") {
		obj.style.display = "none";
	} else {
		obj.style.display = "block";
	}
 }

 function setVisible(objContainer,status) {
	var obj = document.getElementById(objContainer);
	obj.style.display = status;

 }

 function setVisible3(objContainer,status) {
	var obj = document.getElementById(objContainer);
	opacity('tools', 83, 0, 500);
	// alert("test");
	obj.style.display = status;

 }
 
 function setVisible2(objContainer,status) {
	var obj = document.getElementById(objContainer);
	obj.style.display = status;
	mytime=setTimeout("setVisible3('tools','none')",3000);
    opacity('tools', 0, 83, 500);
 }
 
function test1() {
	mytime=setTimeout("test2()",5000);
    opacity('tools', 0, 83, 500);
}

function test2() {
    opacity('tools', 83, 0, 500);
}


function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) {
    //speed for each frame
    var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
    var timer = 0;

    //determine the direction for the blending, if start and end are the same nothing happens
    if(opacStart > opacEnd) {
        for(i = opacStart; i >= opacEnd; i--) {
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
            timer++;
        }
    } else if(opacStart < opacEnd) {
        for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++)
            {
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
            timer++;
        }
    }
}

//change the opacity for different browsers
function changeOpac(opacity, id) {
    var object = document.getElementById(id).style;
    object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
} 

// -->