var elHide;

function hider(el){
	
	if(document.getElementById(el).style.display == 'none'){
		document.getElementById(el).style.display = 'block';
	}else{
		document.getElementById(el).style.display = 'none';
	}
	
}

function $(){
	
	
		var elements = new Array();
		
		for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
			var element = arguments[i];
			if (typeof element == 'string')
				element = document.getElementById(element);
			if (arguments.length == 1)
				return element;
			elements.push(element);
		}
		return elements;
	}


	

	
	function hider2(obj) {
		
		var tables = getElementByTag('table');
		var pattern = new regexp('/tb\d+$/');
		for(i = 0;i < tables.length; i++){
			var hideMe = document.getElementById(tables[i].match(pattern))
		}
		hideMe.style.display = 'none';
		var el = $(obj);
		el.style.display = (el.style.display != 'none' ? 'none' : '' );
		
	}
	
function deleteLF(product, LF){
	confirm('This will detach this association');
	
}

function clearMe(){
	var el1 = document.getElementById('us');
	var el2 = document.getElementById('ps');
	
	el1.value = '';
	el2.value = '';
	
}
	
leftI = 1;
rightI = 1;
function animate(leftOrRight)
{    
    var divId = "slideshow";
    var imageId = "blendimage" + leftOrRight;
    if(leftOrRight == "r")
        divId = "promoRight";
    var images = document.getElementById(divId).getElementsByTagName('img');
    var i = leftI;
    if(leftOrRight == "r")
        i = rightI;        
    i++;
    if(i == images.length)
        i = 1;
    var imageSrc = "";
    var imageAlt = "";
    imageSrc = images[i].src;
    imageAlt = images[i].alt;
    //**************************
    var millisec = 2000;
    var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
    var timer = 0;
    
    //set the current image as background
    document.getElementById(divId).style.backgroundImage = "url(" + document.getElementById(imageId).src + ")";
    
    //make image transparent
    changeOpac(0, imageId);
    
    //make new image
    document.getElementById(imageId).src = imageSrc;
    document.getElementById(imageId).alt = imageAlt;

    //fade in image
    for(j = 0; j <= 100; j++) 
    {
        setTimeout("changeOpac(" + j + ",'" + imageId + "')",(timer * speed));
        timer++;
    } 
    //********************************************
    if(leftOrRight == "l")
        leftI = i;
    else
        rightI = i;
        
    setTimeout("animate('" + leftOrRight + "')", 10000);
}

//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 start()
{
    setTimeout("animate('r')", 5000);    
    
}