var TimeToFade = 1000.0;

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

	  if(fade == true)
	  {
	      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);
	}