var TimeToFade = 750.0;

function fade(eid)
{
var element = document.getElementById(eid);
if(element == null)
return;
 if(element.FadeState == null)
 {
 if(element.style.opacity == null 
|| element.style.opacity == '' 
|| element.style.opacity == '1')
 {
element.FadeState = 2;
}
else
{
element.FadeState = -2;
}
}

if(element.FadeState == 1 || element.FadeState == -1)
{
element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? -1 : 1;
element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade - element.FadeTimeLeft;
}
else
{
element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 2 ? -1 : 1;
element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade;
setTimeout("animateFade(" + new Date().getTime() + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
}
}
function animateFade(lastTick, eid)
{
var curTick = new Date().getTime();
var elapsedTicks = curTick - lastTick;

var element = document.getElementById(eid);

if(element.FadeTimeLeft <= elapsedTicks)
{
element.style.opacity = element.FadeState == 1 ? '1' : '0';
element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' 
+ (element.FadeState == 1 ? '100' : '0') + ')';
element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? 2 : -2;
return;
}
element.FadeTimeLeft -= elapsedTicks;
var newOpVal = element.FadeTimeLeft/TimeToFade;
if(element.FadeState == 1)
newOpVal = 1 - newOpVal;

element.style.opacity = newOpVal;
element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' + (newOpVal*100) + ')';

setTimeout("animateFade(" + curTick + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
}