// JavaScript Document

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);
	   }
	}