var  TimeToFade = 1000.0;

function fade(eid)
{
	var element = document.getElementById(eid);
	if(element == null)
		return;

	if(element.FadeState == null)
	{
		if(element.style.display = 'none' && element == document.getElementById('cboxdiv'))
		{
			element.FadeState = -2;
		}
		else
		{
			element.FadeState = 2;
		}
	}

	if(element.FadeState == 1 || element.FadeState == -1)
	{
		element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? -1 : 1;
		element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade - element.FadeTimeLeft;
	}
	else
	{
		element.style.display = 'inline';
		element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 2 ? -1 : 1;
		element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade;
		setTimeout("animateFade(" + new Date().getTime() + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
	}
}

function  animateFade(lastTick, eid)
{  
  var curTick = new Date().getTime();
  var elapsedTicks = curTick - lastTick;
 
  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
 
  if(element.FadeTimeLeft <= elapsedTicks)
  {
    element.style.opacity = element.FadeState == 1 ? '1' : '0';
    element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = '
        + (element.FadeState == 1 ? '100' : '0') + ')';
	element.style.display = element.FadeState == 1 ? 'inline' : 'none';
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? 2 : -2;
    return;
  }
 
  element.FadeTimeLeft -= elapsedTicks;
  var newOpVal = element.FadeTimeLeft/TimeToFade;
  if(element.FadeState == 1)
    newOpVal = 1 - newOpVal;

  element.style.opacity = newOpVal;
  element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' + (newOpVal*100) + ')';
 
  setTimeout("animateFade(" + curTick + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
}