// Cool CSS Menu- By JavaScriptKit.com (http://www.javascriptkit.com)
// For this and over 400+ free scripts, visit JavaScript Kit- http://www.javascriptkit.com/
// Fading routine based on Dynamic Drive script: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex4/highlightgrad.htm
// This notice must stay intact for use

var baseopacity=0

function showtext(thetext){
	if (!document.getElementById){
		return;
	}
	textcontainerobj = document.getElementById("tabledescription");
	browserdetect = textcontainerobj.filters? "ie" : typeof textcontainerobj.style.MozOpacity=="string"? "mozilla" : "";
	instantset(baseopacity);
	document.getElementById("tabledescription").innerHTML = thetext;
	highlighting = setInterval("gradualfade(textcontainerobj)",50);
}

function hidetext(){
	cleartimer();
	instantset(baseopacity);
}

function instantset(degree){
	if (browserdetect=="mozilla"){
		textcontainerobj.style.MozOpacity = degree/100;
	} else if (browserdetect=="ie") {
		textcontainerobj.filters.alpha.opacity = degree;
	} else if (document.getElementById && baseopacity==0) {
		document.getElementById("tabledescription").innerHTML = "";
	}
}

function cleartimer(){
	if (window.highlighting) {
		clearInterval(highlighting)
	}
}

function gradualfade(cur2){
	if (browserdetect=="mozilla" && cur2.style.MozOpacity<1) {
		cur2.style.MozOpacity=Math.min(parseFloat(cur2.style.MozOpacity)+0.2, 0.99)
	} else if (browserdetect=="ie" && cur2.filters.alpha.opacity<100) {
		cur2.filters.alpha.opacity+=20
	} else if (window.highlighting) {
		clearInterval(highlighting)
	}
}