fadeobjects = new Object();
fadeTimers = new Object();

function fade(object, destOp, rate, delta)
{
  if (!document.all) return
  if (object != "[object]")
  {  
	setTimeout("fade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",0);
	return;
  }
  clearTimeout(fadeTimers[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)
  {
	fadeobjects[object.sourceIndex]=object;
	fadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]=setTimeout("fade(fadeobjects["+object.sourceIndex+"],"+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",rate);
  }
}
function Status(t)
{
window.status = t;
}
function open_window(url, name, feature)
{
    window.open(url, name, feature);
}