// JavaScript Document

//Fade in/out
//
//Usage: <a href="javascript:opacity('digicam', 100, 0, 500)">Hide</a>

function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) {
    //speed for each frame
    var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
    var timer = 0;

    //determine the direction for the blending, if start and end are the same nothing happens
    if(opacStart > opacEnd) {
        for(i = opacStart; i >= opacEnd; i--) {
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
            timer++;
        }
    } else if(opacStart < opacEnd) {
        for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++)
            {
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
            timer++;
        }
    }
}

//change the opacity for different browsers
function changeOpac(opacity, id) {
    var object = document.getElementById(id);
    object.style.opacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.style.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.style.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";  //IE 6
//	object.style.filter = 'progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=' + opacity + ')';
	object.filters.item("DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha").Opacity = opacity; //1) access filter by name
	
} 
