//attach an event to an object
function addEvent(obj, evType, fn, useCapture){
  if (obj.addEventListener){
    obj.addEventListener(evType, fn, useCapture);
    return true;
  } else if (obj.attachEvent){
    var r = obj.attachEvent("on"+evType, fn);
    return r;
  } else {
    alert("Handler could not be attached");
  }
}

//dettach an event from an object  
function removeEvent(obj, evType, fn, useCapture){
  if (obj.removeEventListener){
    obj.removeEventListener(evType, fn, useCapture);
    return true;
  } else if (obj.detachEvent){
    var r = obj.detachEvent("on"+evType, fn);
    return r;
  } else {
    alert("Handler could not be removed");
  }
}

var op_objects = new Array();

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--) {
            op_objects[id] = setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
            timer++;
        }
    } else if(opacStart < opacEnd) {
        for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++)
            {
            op_objects[id] = 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 restore_image(id)
{
    clearTimeout(op_objects[id]);
    changeOpac(100, id);
}

function pause(millis)
{
    var date = new Date();
    var curDate = null;
    
    do { curDate = new Date(); }
    while(curDate-date < millis);
}

function toggleIntroSound(state)
{
    document.cookie = 'intro_sound=' + escape(state);
}