// JavaScript Document

function initiateSwitch(div1, div2)
{
	setTimeout("setVisibility('"+div1+"','"+div2+"')", 10000);
}

function setVisibility(div1, div2){
	document.getElementById(div1).style.display = '';
	document.getElementById(div2).style.display = 'none';
	opacity(div1, 0, 100, 500);
	opacity(div2, 100, 0, 500);
	initiateSwitch(div2, div1);
}

function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) {
    //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 + ")";
} 