var transparency=10;
function brighter(which2){imgobj=which2;browserdetect=which2.filters? "ie" : typeof which2.style.MozOpacity=="string"? "mozilla" : "";instantset(transparency);highlighting=setInterval("gradualfade(imgobj)",50)}
function darker(which2){clearthetimer();instantset(transparency)}
function instantset(degree){if (browserdetect=="mozilla") imgobj.style.MozOpacity=degree/100; else if (browserdetect=="ie") imgobj.filters.alpha.opacity=degree}
function clearthetimer(){if (window.highlighting) clearInterval(highlighting)}
function gradualfade(cur2){if (browserdetect=="mozilla" && cur2.style.MozOpacity<1) cur2.style.MozOpacity=Math.min(parseFloat(cur2.style.MozOpacity)+0.1, 0.99); else if (browserdetect=="ie" && cur2.filters.alpha.opacity<100) cur2.filters.alpha.opacity+=10; else if (window.highlighting) clearInterval(highlighting)}