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++;
        }
    }
}

//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 shiftOpacity(id, millisec) {
    //if an element is invisible, make it visible, else make it ivisible
    if (document.getElementById(id).style.opacity == 0) {
        opacity(id, 0, 50, millisec);
    } else {
        opacity(id, 50, 0, millisec);
    }
}

function PopupWindow(WindowName, Width, Height, Title) {
    var oWnd = window.radopen(WindowName, "LocalWindow");
    oWnd.SetSize(Width, Height);
    oWnd.SetTitle(Title);
    oWnd.Center();
}

function GetRadWindow()
{
    var oWindow = null;
    if (window.radWindow) oWindow = window.radWindow;
    else if (window.frameElement.radWindow) oWindow = window.frameElement.radWindow;
    return oWindow;
} 

function PrintWindow()
{
    GetRadWindow().GetContentFrame().contentWindow.print();
}

function CloseWindow()
{
    GetRadWindow().close();
}