var indexx=0;

//change the opacity for different browsers
function changeOpac(opacity, id) {
	var object = document.getElementById(id).style; 

	
	opacity = (opacity == 100)?99.999:opacity;
	object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	if ((typeof document.body.style.maxHeight != "undefined") || indexx==2) {
		object.filter = "alpha(opacity:" + opacity + ")";
	} 

}


function blendimage(divid, imageid, imagefile, millisec) {
	var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
	var timer = 0;
	//set the current image as background
	//alert(document.getElementById(imageid).src)
	if ((typeof document.body.style.maxHeight != "undefined") || indexx==2) {
	document.getElementById(divid).style.backgroundImage = "url( "+ document.getElementById(imageid).src + ")";
	}


	//alert(document.getElementById(divid).style.backgroundImage)
	//document.getElementById(divid).style.backgroundImage = "none";
	//make image transparent
	changeOpac(0, imageid);
	//make new image
	
	document.getElementById(imageid).src = imagefile;
		//document.getElementById(imageid).style.visibility = "hidden";

	//fade in image
	for(i=0;i<=100;i++){
		window.setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + imageid + "')",(timer * speed));
		//changeOpac(i,imageid);
		timer++;
	}
}