function addLoadEvent(func)
{
	var oldonload = window.onload;
	if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
		window.onload = func;
	} 
	else {
		window.onload = function() {
			oldonload();
			func();
		}
	}
}

function WinPopup(nav_src)
{
	var w = 500;
	var h = 250;
	var winl = (screen.width - w) / 2;
	var wint = (screen.height - h) / 2;
	winprops = "top=" + wint + ", left=" + winl + ", resizable=no, scrollbars=no, width="+ w + ", height="+ h;
	window.open(nav, "window", winprops);
}

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).style; 
    object.opacity = (opacity / 100); 
    object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100); 
    object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100); 
    object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")"; 
}