// @name      Slowly Fade

// @version   0.88

// @author    Richard D. LeCour

// @namespace http://www.richardsramblings.com/?p=486

var opacity = 96; // Avoid starting at 100% due to Mozilla bug

var slowly = {

	fade : function (id) {

		opacity = 96;

		this.fadeLoop(id, opacity);

	},

	fadeLoop : function (id, opacity) {

		var o = document.getElementById(id);

		if (opacity >= 5) {

			slowly.setOpacity(o, opacity);

			opacity -= 4;

			window.setTimeout("slowly.fadeLoop('" + id + "', " + opacity + ")", 50);

		} else {

			o.style.display = "none";

		}

	},

	setOpacity : function (o, opacity) {

		o.style.filter = "alpha(style=0,opacity:" + opacity + ")";	// IE

		o.style.KHTMLOpacity = opacity / 100;				// Konqueror

		o.style.MozOpacity = opacity / 100;					// Mozilla (old)

		o.style.opacity = opacity / 100;					// Mozilla (new)

	},

	show : function (id) {

		opacity = 4;

		this.showLoop(id, opacity);

		},

	showLoop : function (id, opacity) {

		//alert('opacity: ' + opacity);

		var o = document.getElementById(id);

		if (opacity <= 100) {

			slowly.setOpacity(o, opacity);

			opacity += 4;

			window.setTimeout("slowly.showLoop('" + id + "', " + opacity + ")", 50);

		} 

	}

}