imgFadeObjects = new Object(); 
imgFadeTimers = new Object(); 
function imgFade(object, destOp, rate, delta) 
{ 
if (!document.all) 
return 
if (object != "[object]")
{ 
setTimeout("imgFade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",0); 
return; 
} 
clearTimeout(imgFadeTimers[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) { 
imgFadeObjects[object.sourceIndex]=object; imgFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]=setTimeout("imgFade(imgFadeObjects["+object.sourceIndex+"],"+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",rate); 
} 
}