
<!--
var itv = 50;
var step = 10;
var start = 0;
var end = 0;
var currentOpac;

//change the opacity for different browsers
function changeOpac(obj, opacity) {
	var object = obj.style; 
	object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
}

function BeginOpacity(obj, s, e)
{
	start = s;
	end = e;
	currentOpac = s;
	theobject=obj;
	changing=setInterval("opacityit(theobject)",itv);
}

function EndOpacity(obj, end){
	clearInterval(changing);
	changeOpac(obj, end);
}

function opacityit(obj){
	if(start > end) {
		if (currentOpac>end){
			currentOpac = currentOpac - step;
			changeOpac(obj,currentOpac);
		}
		else if (window.highlighting)
			clearInterval(highlighting);
	} else if(start < end) {
		if (currentOpac<end){
			currentOpac = currentOpac + step;
			changeOpac(obj,currentOpac);
		}
		else if (window.changing)
			clearInterval(changing);
	}
}
//-->


<!--
var itv = 50;
var step = 10;
var start = 0;
var end = 0;
var currentOpac;

//change the opacity for different browsers
function changeOpac(obj, opacity) {
	var object = obj.style; 
	object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
}

function BeginOpacity(obj, s, e)
{
	start = s;
	end = e;
	currentOpac = s;
	theobject=obj;
	changing=setInterval("opacityit(theobject)",itv);
}

function EndOpacity(obj, end){
	clearInterval(changing);
	changeOpac(obj, end);
}

function opacityit(obj){
	if(start > end) {
		if (currentOpac>end){
			currentOpac = currentOpac - step;
			changeOpac(obj,currentOpac);
		}
		else if (window.highlighting)
			clearInterval(highlighting);
	} else if(start < end) {
		if (currentOpac<end){
			currentOpac = currentOpac + step;
			changeOpac(obj,currentOpac);
		}
		else if (window.changing)
			clearInterval(changing);
	}
}
//-->