nereidFadeObjects = new Object();
nereidFadeTimers = new Object();

function nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta){
if (!document.all)
return
    if (object != "[object]"){  //do this so I can take a string too
        setTimeout("nereidFade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",0);
        return;
    }
        
    clearTimeout(nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]);
    
    diff = destOp-object.filters.alpha.opacity;
    direction = 1;
    if (object.filters.alpha.opacity > destOp){
        direction = -1;
    }
    delta=Math.min(direction*diff,delta);
    object.filters.alpha.opacity+=direction*delta;

    if (object.filters.alpha.opacity != destOp){
        nereidFadeObjects[object.sourceIndex]=object;
        nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]=setTimeout("nereidFade(nereidFadeObjects["+object.sourceIndex+"],"+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",rate);
    }
}

function MM_displayStatusMsg(msgStr) { //v1.0
  status=msgStr;
  document.MM_returnValue = true;
}

function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features, myWidth, myHeight, isCenter) { //v3.0
  if(window.screen)if(isCenter)if(isCenter=="true"){
    var myLeft = (screen.width-myWidth)/2;
    var myTop = (screen.height-myHeight)/2;
    features+=(features!='')?',':'';
    features+=',left='+myLeft+',top='+myTop;
  }
  window.open(theURL,winName,features+((features!='')?',':'')+'width='+myWidth+',height='+myHeight);
}