function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) {
	//speed for each frame
	var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
	var timer = 0;
	//determine the direction for the blending, if start and end are the same nothing happens
	if(opacStart > opacEnd) {
		for(i = opacStart; i >= opacEnd; i--) {
			setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
			timer++;
		}
	}
	else if(opacStart < opacEnd) {
		for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++){
			setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
			timer++;
		}
	}
}

//change the opacity for different browsers
function changeOpac(opacity, id) {
	var object = document.getElementById(id).style;
	object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
	return true;
}

var overlay_pointer = 0;

function loadSectionOverView(id)
{
	
	hideSectionOverview();
	
	
	document.getElementById('section'+id).style.display = "block";
	overlay_pointer = document.getElementById('section'+id);
}

function hideSectionOverview()
{
	if(overlay_pointer != 0)
	{
		overlay_pointer.style.display = "none";
	}
}