//ILIM javascript functions
//2008-05-12
//
function setHeight(item,newheight)
{
myitem = document.getElementById(item);
myitem.style.height=newheight;
}

function fade(myitemname,nextval,endval,stepval,speedval)
{
  myitem = document.getElementById(myitemname);
  //alert('called with - nextval=' + nextval + ' , endval=' + endval + ' , stepval=' +  stepval + ', speedval=' + speedval +'.');
  if ((stepval>=0 && nextval<endval) || (stepval<0 && nextval>endval))
  {
    SetOpacity(myitem,nextval);
    nextval = nextval+stepval;
    var j = setTimeout('fade("' + myitemname + '",' + nextval + ',' + endval + ',' + stepval + ',' + speedval + ');',speedval);
  };
}

function SetOpacity(elem, level)
{
if (elem.filters)
{
  elem.style.filter= 'alpha(opacity=' +  level + ')';
}
else
{
 mynum = parseInt(level) /100;
 elem.style.opacity = mynum;
};
}