var TimeToFade = 1000.0;

		function fade(eid)
		{
		  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
		  if(element == null)
		    return;

		  if(element.FadeState == null)
		  {
		    if(element.style.opacity == null 
		        || element.style.opacity == '0' 
		        || 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);
		}
		
		
		
		
		
		
		/*
		function doit()
		{
			document.getElementById('content-hide').style.display = "block";
			document.getElementById('container').style.display = "block";
			fade('content-hide');
			fade('container');
			fade('bottom');
		}
		function doit2()
		{
			fade('intro-overlay');
		}
		
		function doit3()
		{
			fade('intro-overlay');
			fade('top');
		}
		
		window.setTimeout('doit2()',0);
		window.setTimeout('doit3()',8000);
		window.setTimeout('doit()',9000);
		*/
		
		function doit2()
		{
			fade('intro-overlay');
		}
		window.setTimeout('doit2()',0);
		
		function quickchange()
		{
			fade('intro-overlay');
			fade('top');
			
			setTimeout("quickchange2()", 1000);
		}
		
		function quickchange2()
		{
			document.getElementById('content-hide').style.display = "block";
			document.getElementById('container').style.display = "block";
			document.getElementById('intro-overlay').style.display = "none";
			fade('content-hide');
			fade('container');
			fade('bottom');
		}