// JavaScript Document

	//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 + ")"; 
	}
	
	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++; 
			} 
		} 
	}
	
	function runit(){
		setTimeout('opacity("blah", 0, 100, 1500)', 2300);
	}