//The original javascript came from http://www.sunburnt.com.au/publications/design/javascript-fade-effects

        //I modified it to work with my code


        //set the opacity of the element (between 0.0 and 1.0)       

        function setOpacity(id, level) {            
			var element = document.getElementById(id); 
            element.style.zoom = 1;
            element.style.opacity = level;
            element.style.MozOpacity = level;
            element.style.KhtmlOpacity = level;
            element.style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + (level * 100) + ");";
        }

        function fadeIn(id, steps, duration){  
		
		
      		
			
			var fadeInComplete;      
            for (i = 0; i <= 1; i += (1 / steps)) {
              setTimeout("setOpacity('" + id + "', " + i + ")", i * duration); 
              fadeInComplete = i * duration;             
            }


        }

        function fadeOut(id, steps, duration) {         
            var fadeOutComplete;       
            
			for (i = 0; i <= 1; i += (1 / steps)) {
              setTimeout("setOpacity('" + id + "', "  + (1 - i) + ")", i * duration);
              fadeOutComplete = i * duration;
            }      
           
        }   

        function hide(id){
            document.getElementById(id).style.display = 'none';     
        }
// JavaScript Document