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++;
        }
    }
}

function restore(id) {
    var object = document.getElementById(id).style;
    object.opacity = 1;
    object.MozOpacity = 1;
    object.KhtmlOpacity = 1;
    object.filter = "alpha(opacity=100)";
}

//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 + ")";
}

function startList(id) {
	if (document.all&&document.getElementById) {
		navRoot = document.getElementById(id);
		for (i=0; i<navRoot.childNodes.length; i++) {
			node = navRoot.childNodes[i];
			if (node.nodeName=="LI") {
				node.onmouseover=function() {
					this.className+=" over";
				}
				node.onmouseout=function() {
					this.className=this.className.replace(" over", "");
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

function defaultMenu(id) {
	navRoot = document.getElementById(id);
	for (i=0; i<navRoot.childNodes.length; i++) {
		node = navRoot.childNodes[i];
		if (node.nodeName=="LI") {
			node.className+=" over";
		}
	}
}