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

function nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta){
/*
var step=1;
if (!document.all) { DivObjStyle('layerload').visibility="hidden"; return; }

if (object != "[object]"){
        setTimeout("nereidFade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",0);
        return;
    }
        
clearTimeout(nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]);
diff = destOp-object.filters.alpha.opacity;
direction = step;

if (object.filters.alpha.opacity > destOp){  direction = -1*step;   }
    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);
    } 
else { 
 object.style.visibility="hidden";  
}
*/

 DivObjStyle('layerload').visibility="hidden";
}