var layerHideFunc = null;

function hideConcurrentLayers(func) {
	if (layerHideFunc) {
		layerHideFunc();
	}
	layerHideFunc = func;
}

/* hides <select> and <applet> objects (for IE only) */
function hideElement( elmID, overDiv )
{

  if( document.all )
  {
	for( i = 0; i < document.all.tags( elmID ).length; i++ )
	{
	  obj = document.all.tags( elmID )[i];
	  if( !obj || !obj.offsetParent )
	  {
		continue;
	  }
  
	  // Find the element's offsetTop and offsetLeft relative to the BODY tag.
	  objLeft   = obj.offsetLeft;
	  objTop    = obj.offsetTop;
	  objParent = obj.offsetParent;
	  
	  while( objParent.tagName.toUpperCase() != "BODY" )
	  {
		objLeft  += objParent.offsetLeft;
		objTop   += objParent.offsetTop;
		objParent = objParent.offsetParent;
	  }
  
	  objHeight = obj.offsetHeight;
	  objWidth = obj.offsetWidth;
  
	  if(( overDiv.offsetLeft + overDiv.offsetWidth ) <= objLeft );
	  else if(( overDiv.offsetTop + overDiv.offsetHeight ) <= objTop );
	  else if( overDiv.offsetTop >= ( objTop + objHeight ));
	  else if( overDiv.offsetLeft >= ( objLeft + objWidth ));
	  else
	  {
		obj.style.visibility = "hidden";
	  }
	}
  }
}
 
/*
* unhides <select> and <applet> objects (for IE only)
*/
function showElement( elmID )
{

  if( document.all )
  { 
	for( i = 0; i < document.all.tags( elmID ).length; i++ )
	{
	  obj = document.all.tags( elmID )[i];
	  
	  if( !obj || !obj.offsetParent )
	  {
		continue;
	  }
	
	  obj.style.visibility = "";
	}
  }
}