// JavaScript Document
var preloaded = new Array();
function preload_images() {
    for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++){
        preloaded[i] = document.createElement('img');
        preloaded[i].setAttribute('src',arguments[i]);
    };
};


var millisec = 800;
function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, imgName) {
    //speed for each frame
	if(document.images) document.getElementById(id).src = "http://www.myhalo.com/files/Images/home_banner/"+imgName;
    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 + ")";
}