function panelhide (nmbr) {
	document.getElementById("panel"+nmbr).style.display="none";
}

function panelshow (nmbr) {
if (document.getElementById("panel"+nmbr).style.display=="none") {
	document.getElementById("panel"+nmbr).style.display="";
	//opacity("panel"+nmbr,10,100,300,1);
	}	
}


// opacity.js begin  

function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec, show) {

if (show) { document.getElementById(id).style.display="";}
if (!show) { document.getElementById(id).style.display="none"; }

    //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--) {
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
            timer++;
        }
    } else if(opacStart < opacEnd) {
        for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++)
            {
            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 + ")";
} 

// opacity.js end