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);

}

}