//FX 1

i=0; letter='';
     function Start(message){
     if (i!=message.length){
             window.status=letter;
             letter+=message.charAt(i++);
             SleepFXTimer=setTimeout("Start('" + message + "')",10);
             }
     if (i==message.length){
             letter+=message.charAt(i);
             window.status=letter;
           clearTimeout(SleepFXTimer);
             i=0; letter='';
             }
     }
     function Stop(){
              clearTimeout(SleepFXTimer); i=0; letter='';
              window.status="";
     }



//FX 2


var preloaded = false;
function sethint(txt){
 top.window.status = txt;
 return true;
}fadeobjects = new Object();
fadetimers  = new Object();
function preload(){
 preloaded = true;
}
function fade(object,opacity,rate,delta){
 if (!document.all) return
 if (object!="[object]"){
  setTimeout("fade("+object+","+opacity+","+rate+","+delta+")",0);
  return;
 }
 clearTimeout(fadetimers[object.sourceIndex]);
 diff = opacity-object.filters.alpha.opacity;
 direction = 1;
 if (object.filters.alpha.opacity>opacity) direction = -1;
 delta = Math.min(direction*diff,delta);
 object.filters.alpha.opacity += direction*delta;
 if (object.filters.alpha.opacity!=opacity){
  fadeobjects[object.sourceIndex] = object;
  fadetimers[object.sourceIndex] = setTimeout("fade(fadeobjects["+object.sourceIndex+"],"+opacity+","+rate+","+delta+")",rate);
 }
}


function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}