nereidFadeObjects = new Object();
nereidFadeTimers = new Object();

function nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta){
if (!document.all)
return
    if (object != "[object]"){  //do this so I can take a string too
        setTimeout("nereidFade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",0);
        return;
    }
        
    clearTimeout(nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]);
    
    diff = destOp-object.filters.alpha.opacity;
    direction = 1;
    if (object.filters.alpha.opacity > destOp){
        direction = -1;
    }
    delta=Math.min(direction*diff,delta);
    object.filters.alpha.opacity+=direction*delta;

    if (object.filters.alpha.opacity != destOp){
        nereidFadeObjects[object.sourceIndex]=object;
        nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]=setTimeout("nereidFade(nereidFadeObjects["+object.sourceIndex+"],"+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",rate);
    }
}



var data="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";

//set to 1 if not decrypting, set to 0 if decrypting
var done=1;



function statusIn(text){
	decrypt(text,8,1);
}

function statusOut(){
self.status='';
done=1;
}

//-------------------------\\
//decrypt(string, int, int)\\
//-------------------------\\
//
//text(string): the text to be decrypted on
//the status bar.
//
//max(int): the number of times a random string
//is displayed before the next character is
//'decrypted'.
//
//delay(int): the number of milliseconds between
//each display of a random string
//
//Example:
//decrypt('Enter my site.',10,10);
//
//text = 'Enter my site.' :: 'Enter my site.' is
//eventually decrypted
//
//max = 10 :: a different random string is dis-
//played 10 times before a new character is
//decrypted

function decrypt(text, max, delay){
	if (done){
		done = 0;
		decrypt_helper(text, max, delay, 0, max);
		}

}

function decrypt_helper(text, runs_left, delay, charvar, max){
	if (!done){
	runs_left = runs_left - 1;
	var status = text.substring(0,charvar);
	for(var current_char = charvar; current_char < text.length; current_char++){
		status += data.charAt(Math.round(Math.random()*data.length));
		}
	window.status = status;
	var rerun = "decrypt_helper('" + text + "'," + runs_left + "," + delay + "," + charvar + "," + max + ");"
	var new_char = charvar + 1;
	var next_char = "decrypt_helper('" + text + "'," + max + "," + delay + "," + new_char + "," + max + ");"
	if(runs_left > 0){
		setTimeout(rerun, delay);
		}
	else{
		if (charvar < text.length){
			setTimeout(next_char, Math.round(delay*(charvar+3)/(charvar+1)));
			}
		else
			{
			done = 1;
			}
		}
	}
}



fadeColor = "#FFFFFF";  // color to fade to

stepIn = 18; // delay when fading in
stepOut = 18; // delay when fading out

/* set to true or false; true will
** cause all links to fade automatically
** (you won't need to add class="fade")
***/
autoFade = true;  

/* set to true or false; true will cause all CSS
** classes with "fade" in them to fade onmouseover
***/
sloppyClass = true; 

/* set to true or false; true will make the script
** work for Macs (IE 5+), but you will have to give
** a name (name="blah") to each link that you want
** to fade.
***/
macCompat = false;

/** 
****
**************/

/*************
****
**

Now, once you have customized your fading colors,
you need to include your customized .js file on
every page that you want to use it in. You can
include javascript files using this syntax (in
the head of a document):

** 
****
**************/

hexa = new makearray(16);
for(var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    hexa[i] = i;
hexa[10]="a"; hexa[11]="b"; hexa[12]="c";
hexa[13]="d"; hexa[14]="e"; hexa[15]="f";

document.onmouseover = domouseover;
document.onmouseout = domouseout;

fadeColor = dehexize(fadeColor.toLowerCase());

var fadeId = new Array();

function dehexize(Color){
	var colorArr = new makearray(3);
	for (i=1; i<7; i++){
		for (j=0; j<16; j++){
			if (Color.charAt(i) == hexa[j]){
				if (i%2 !=0)
					colorArr[Math.floor((i-1)/2)]=eval(j)*16;
				else
					colorArr[Math.floor((i-1)/2)]+=eval(j);
			}
		}
	}
	return colorArr;
}

function domouseover() {
	if(document.all){
		var srcElement = event.srcElement;
		if ((srcElement.tagName == "A" && autoFade && srcElement.className != "nofade") || srcElement.className == "fade" || (sloppyClass && srcElement.className.indexOf("fade") != -1)) {
				if (!srcElement.startColor) {
					srcElement.startColor = (srcElement.style.color)? srcElement.style.color: srcElement.currentStyle.color;
					srcElement.startColor = dehexize(srcElement.startColor.toLowerCase());
				}
				var link = (macCompat? srcElement.name: srcElement.uniqueID);
				if (link) fade(srcElement.startColor,fadeColor,link,stepIn);				
				else if (macCompat) alert("Error: Mac Compatility mode enabled, but link has no name.");
		}
	}
}

function domouseout() {
	if (document.all){
		var srcElement = event.srcElement;
		if ((srcElement.tagName == "A" && autoFade && srcElement.className != "nofade") || srcElement.className == "fade" || (sloppyClass && srcElement.className.indexOf("fade") != -1)) {
			var link = (macCompat? srcElement.name: srcElement.uniqueID);
			if (link) fade(fadeColor,srcElement.startColor,link,stepIn);
		}
	}
}

function makearray(n) {
    this.length = n;
    for(var i = 1; i <= n; i++)
        this[i] = 0;
    return this;
}

function hex(i) {
    if (i < 0)
        return "00";
    else if (i > 255)
        return "ff";
    else
       return "" + hexa[Math.floor(i/16)] + hexa[i%16];
}

function setColor(r, g, b, element) {
      var hr = hex(r); var hg = hex(g); var hb = hex(b);
      element.style.color = "#"+hr+hg+hb;
}

function fade(s,e,element,step) {
	var sr = s[0]; var sg = s[1]; var sb = s[2];
	var er = e[0]; var eg = e[1]; var eb = e[2];
	
	if (fadeId[0] != null && fade[0] != element && eval(fadeId[0])) {
		var orig = eval(fadeId[0]);
		setColor(orig.startColor[0],orig.startColor[1],orig.startColor[2],orig);
		var i = 1;
		while(i < fadeId.length) {
			clearTimeout(fadeId[i]);
			i++;
		}
	}
		
	for(var i = 0; i <= step; i++) {
		fadeId[i+1] = setTimeout("setColor(Math.floor(" +sr+ " *(( " +step+ " - " +i+ " )/ " +step+ " ) + " +er+ " * (" +i+ "/" +
			step+ ")),Math.floor(" +sg+ " * (( " +step+ " - " +i+ " )/ " +step+ " ) + " +eg+ " * (" +i+ "/" +step+
			")),Math.floor(" +sb+ " * ((" +step+ "-" +i+ ")/" +step+ ") + " +eb+ " * (" +i+ "/" +step+ ")),"+element+");",i*step);
	}
	fadeId[0] = element;
}