// JavaScript Document

nereidFadeObjects = new Object();
nereidFadeTimers = new Object();
function nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta){
if (!document.all)
return
     if (object != "[object]"){ 
         setTimeout("nereidFade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",0);
         return;
     }
       
     clearTimeout(nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]);
   
     diff = destOp-object.filters.alpha.opacity;
     direction = 1;
     if (object.filters.alpha.opacity > destOp){
         direction = -1;
     }
     delta=Math.min(direction*diff,delta);
     object.filters.alpha.opacity+=direction*delta;
     if (object.filters.alpha.opacity != destOp){
         nereidFadeObjects[object.sourceIndex]=object;
         nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]=setTimeout("nereidFade(nereidFadeObjects["+object.sourceIndex+"],"+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",rate);
     }
}