function startFade(id, opacStart, opacEnd) { 
    alert('working');
    
    //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 + "')",50); 
            //timer++; 
        } 
    } else if(opacStart < opacEnd) { 
        for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++) 
            { 
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",50); 
            //timer++; 
        } 
    }*/
};

//change the opacity for different browsers 
function changeOpac(opac, id) { 
    var object = document.getElementById(id).style; 
    object.opacity = (opac / 100); 
    object.MozOpacity = (opac / 100); 
    object.KhtmlOpacity = (opac / 100); 
    object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opac + ")"; 
};