var timeoutID = -1;

function high(whichMenu) {
if(timeoutID != -1)
clearTimeout(timeoutID);
theobject=whichMenu;
highlightit(theobject);
}

function low(whichMenu) {
if(timeoutID != -1)
clearTimeout(timeoutID);
theobject=whichMenu;
lowlightit(theobject);
}



function lowlightit(currentMenu){
timeoutID=setTimeout("lowlightit(theobject)",50);

if (currentMenu.style.MozOpacity<1)
//currentMenu.style.MozOpacity=parseFloat(currentMenu.style.MozOpacity)+0.1;
currentMenu.style.MozOpacity=1;

else if (currentMenu.filters&&currentMenu.filters.alpha.opacity<100)
//currentMenu.filters.alpha.opacity+=10;
currentMenu.filters.alpha.opacity=100;

else if (window.highlighting)
clearInterval(lowlighting);
}



function highlightit(currentMenu){
timeoutID=setTimeout("highlightit(theobject)",50);

if (currentMenu.style.MozOpacity>0.5)
currentMenu.style.MozOpacity=parseFloat(currentMenu.style.MozOpacity)-0.1;

else if (currentMenu.filters&&currentMenu.filters.alpha.opacity>50)
currentMenu.filters.alpha.opacity-=10;

else if (window.highlighting)
clearInterval(highlighting);
}