var isNS=false;
var isIE=false;
if(document.layers) isNS=true;
if(document.all) isIE=true;
nStart=1;
nPictures=23;
color="GREEN";
var transition=0;
var secondsToGo=5;

function getObject(id){
		
	if (isNS) obj="document."+id;
	if (isIE) obj=id+".style";
	var object=eval(obj);
	return object;
}


function placeIt(id,x,y) {
	var object=getObject(id);
	if (isNS) object.moveTo(x,y);
	if (isIE) {
		object.pixelLeft=x;
		object.pixelTop=y;

	}
}


function shiftIt(id,dx,dy) {
	var object=getObject(id);
	if (isNS) {
		object.moveBy(dx,dy);
	} else if (isIE) {
		object.pixelLeft=object.pixelLeft+dx;
		object.pixelTop=object.pixelTop+dy;
	}
}

function xCoord(id) {
	var object=getObject(id);
	if (isNS) xc=object.left;
	if (isIE) xc=object.pixelLeft;
	return xc;
}

function yCoord(id) {
	var object=getObject(id);
	if (isNS)yc=object.top;
	if (isIE)yc=object.pixelTop;
	return yc;

}

function hideIt(id) {
	var object=getObject(id);
	if (isNS) object.visibility="hide";
	if (isIE) object.visibility="hidden";
}

function showIt(id) {
	var object=getObject(id);
	if (isNS) object.visibility="show";
	if (isIE) object.visibility="visible";
}