// JavaScript Document
function loadPicture(pictureName) {
  parent.otherFrameName.location.href = "vanhelsingmain.htm?" + pictureName;
}


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

/* object - image to be faded (actual object, not name);
* destop - destination transparency level (ie 80, for mostly solid)
* rate   - time in milliseconds between trasparency changes (best under 100)
* delta  - amount of change each time (ie 5, for 5% change in transparency)
*/

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);
   }
}