// http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/tutorials/javascript/dhtml

function noop() { }


function getRefToDiv(divID,oDoc) {
  if( document.getElementById ) {
    return document.getElementById(divID); }
  if( document.all ) {
    return document.all[divID]; }
  if( !oDoc ) { oDoc = document; }
  if( document.layers ) {
    if( oDoc.layers[divID] ) { return oDoc.layers[divID]; } else {
      //repeatedly run through all child layers
      for( var x = 0, y; !y && x < oDoc.layers.length; x++ ) {
        //on success, return that layer, else return nothing
        y = getRefToDiv(divID,oDoc.layers[x].document); }
    return y; } }
  return false;
}

function showDiv(divID_as_a_string) {
	var myReference = getRefToDiv(divID_as_a_string);
	if( !myReference ) { window.alert('Insufficient JavaScript/DOM. Sorry!'); return; }
	if( myReference.style ) { myReference.style.visibility = 'visible'; } else {
		if( myReference.visibility ) { myReference.visibility = 'show'; } else {
			window.alert('Nothing works in this browser'); return; } }
}

function hideDiv(divID_as_a_string) {
	var myReference = getRefToDiv(divID_as_a_string);
	if( !myReference ) { window.alert('Insufficient JavaScript/DOM. Sorry'); return; }
	if( myReference.style ) { myReference.style.visibility = 'hidden'; } else {
		if( myReference.visibility ) { myReference.visibility = 'hide'; } else {
			window.alert('Nothing works in this browser'); return; } }
}