function is_ie()	{
	return navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("msie")!=-1;
}

function borderit(which,color){
//if IE 4+ or NS 6+
	which.style.borderColor=color;
}



function ie_makevisible(cur,which){
	if (is_ie())	{
		if (which==0)	{
			cur.filters.alpha.opacity=80;
		} else	{
			cur.filters.alpha.opacity=100;
		}
	}
//strength=(which==0)? 1 : 0.8

//if (cur.style.MozOpacity)
//cur.style.MozOpacity=strength
//else if (cur.filters)
//cur.filters.alpha.opacity=strength*100
}