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//     This fade library was designed by Erik Arvidsson for WebFX    //
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//     For more info and examples see: http://www.eae.net/webfx/     //
//     or send mail to erik@eae.net                                  //
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//     Feel free to use this code as lomg as this disclaimer is      //
//     intact.                                                       //
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window.status = "Loading fade package..."; var fadeSteps = 4; var fademsec = 25; var fadeArray = new Array(); function fade(el, fadeIn, steps, msec) { if (steps == null) steps = fadeSteps; if (msec == null) msec = fademsec; if (el.fadeIndex == null)
el.fadeIndex = fadeArray.length; fadeArray[el.fadeIndex] = el; if (el.fadeStepNumber == null) { if (el.style.visibility == "hidden")
el.fadeStepNumber = 0; else
el.fadeStepNumber = steps; if (fadeIn)
el.style.filter = "Alpha(Opacity=0)"; else
el.style.filter = "Alpha(Opacity=100)";}
window.setTimeout("repeatFade(" + fadeIn + "," + el.fadeIndex + "," + steps + "," + msec + ")", msec);}
function repeatFade(fadeIn, index, steps, msec) { el = fadeArray[index]; c = el.fadeStepNumber; if (el.fadeTimer != null)
window.clearTimeout(el.fadeTimer); if ((c == 0) && (!fadeIn)) { el.style.visibility = "hidden"; return;}
else if ((c==steps) && (fadeIn)) { el.style.filter = ""; el.style.visibility = "visible"; return;}
else { (fadeIn) ? c++ : c--; el.style.visibility = "visible"; el.style.filter = "Alpha(Opacity=" + 100*c/steps + ")"; el.fadeStepNumber = c; el.fadeTimer = window.setTimeout("repeatFade(" + fadeIn + "," + index + "," + steps + "," + msec + ")", msec);}
}
window.status = "";