var myURL="";
var domStyle="";
var isDHTML = 0;
var isID = 0;
var isAll = 0;
var isLayers = 0;
var browserVersion = "";

if (document.getElementById) {
		isID = 1; isDHTML = 1;//Mozilla
	}else{
	if (document.all) {
			isAll = 1; isDHTML = 1;//Every other DHTML compliant browser
		}else{
			browserVersion = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
			if ((navigator.appName.indexOf('Netscape') != -1) && (browserVersion == 4)) {isLayers = 1; isDHTML = 1;}//OLD browsers
	}
}

function findDOM(objectID,withStyle) {
	if (withStyle == 1) {
		if (isID) { return (document.getElementById(objectID).style) ; }//Mozilla
		else { 
			if (isAll) { return (document.all[objectID].style); } // IE
		else {
			if (isLayers) { return (document.layers[objectID]); }//Netscape pre 6
		};}
	}
	else {
		if (isID) { return (document.getElementById(objectID)) ; }
		else { 
			if (isAll) { return (document.all[objectID]); }
		else {
			if (isLayers) { return (document.layers[objectID]); }
		};}
	}
	return "";
}


//extra global functions

function displayWindow(url, width, height) {
        var Win = window.open(url,"_blank",'width=' + width +
',height=' + height + ',resizable=0,scrollbars=1');
}

function displayWindow2(url, width, height) {
        var Win = window.open(url,"_blank",'width=' + width +
',height=' + height + ',resizable=0,scrollbars=1');
}

 
function displayWindowResizable(url, width, height) {
        var Win = window.open(url,"openWindow",'width=' + width +
',height=' + height + ',resizable=1,scrollbars=1');
}



function setClass(objectID,newClass) {
	var dom = findDOM(objectID,0);
	dom.className = newClass;
}

function getMyClass(objectID) {
	var dom = findDOM(objectID,0);
	return	dom.className ;
}

function getDisplay(objectID) {
if (isAll || isID) {
	var domStyle = findDOM(objectID,1);
	return	domStyle.display;
	}
}

function revealDiv(objectID) {
	if (isAll || isID) {
		domStyle = findDOM(objectID,1);
		domStyle.display='block';
	}
	return;
}

function concealDiv(objectID) {
	if (isAll || isID) {
		domStyle = findDOM(objectID,1);
		domStyle.display='none';
	}
	return;
}

function checkTAComments(thisObject,initialText){
		if (thisObject.value==initialText){
		thisObject.value="";
		setClass(thisObject.id,'normalTA');
	}
}