var TimeToFade = 2000.0;
 
function fade(eid,eid2){
var element = document.getElementById(eid);
var element2 = document.getElementById(eid2);

if(element == null)
return;
 
if(element.FadeState == null){
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 + "','" + eid2 + "')", 33);
}
}

function animateFade(lastTick, eid, eid2){
 
	var curTick = new Date().getTime();
	var elapsedTicks = curTick - lastTick;
	 
	var element = document.getElementById(eid);
	var element2 = document.getElementById('slideWrapper');
	 
	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) + ')';

	element2.style.opacity = newOpVal;
	element2.style.filter =
	'alpha(opacity = ' + (newOpVal*100) + ')';
	 
	setTimeout("animateFade(" + curTick
	+ ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
}