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 + ")";
}



function shiftOpacity(id, millisec) {
    //if an element is invisible, make it visible, else make it ivisible
    if(document.getElementById(id).style.opacity == 0) {
        opacity(id, 0, 100, millisec);
    } else {
        opacity(id, 100, 0, millisec);
    }
}











function logoFade() {
    // First number is fade time, second number is the amount of time (from page load) to start display of item

    setTimeout("shiftOpacity('splashLogo', 2000);", 1500);

/*
    setTimeout("shiftOpacity('rightText1', 1000);", 500);
    setTimeout("javascript:shiftOpacity('rightImage', 1000);", 500);
    setTimeout("javascript:shiftOpacity('yellowBox', 1000);", 500);

    setTimeout("shiftOpacity('rightText1', 1000);", 2500);
    setTimeout("javascript:shiftOpacity('rightText2', 1000);", 2500);

    setTimeout("javascript:shiftOpacity('fasten', 1000);", 4000);

    setTimeout("shiftOpacity('grout', 1200);", 5500);

    setTimeout("shiftOpacity('finish', 1200);", 7000);
*/
}