function showDiv(divID_as_a_string) {
   //get a reference as above ...
   myReference = getRefToDiv(divID_as_a_string);
   if( !myReference ) {
      // window.alert('Nothing works in this browser');
       return false; 
   }
   //now we have a reference to it
   if( myReference.style ) { //DOM & proprietary DOM
       myReference.style.visibility = 'visible';
   } else {
       if( myReference.visibility ) { //Netscape
           myReference.visibility = 'show';
       } else {
          // window.alert('Nothing works in this browser');
           return false; //don't go any further
       }
   }
   return true;
}

function hideDiv(divID_as_a_string) {
   //get a reference as above ...
   myReference = getRefToDiv(divID_as_a_string);
   if( !myReference ) {
       window.alert('Nothing works in this browser');
       return false; 
   }
   //now we have a reference to it
   if( myReference.style ) { //DOM & proprietary DOM
       myReference.style.visibility = 'hidden';
   } else {
       if( myReference.visibility ) { //Netscape
           myReference.visibility = 'hide';
       } else {
           window.alert('Nothing works in this browser');
           return false; //don't go any further
       }
   }
   return true;
}

function getRefToDiv(divID,oDoc) {
   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; } }
   if( document.getElementById ) {
       return document.getElementById(divID); }
   if( document.all ) {
       return document.all[divID]; }
   return false;
}

function showDivAtPointer(divID_as_a_string, move) {

    //get a reference as above ...
    myReference = getRefToDiv(divID_as_a_string);
    if( !myReference ) {
       // window.alert('Nothing works in this browser');
        return false; 
    }
    //now we have a reference to it
    if( myReference.style ) { //DOM & proprietary DOM
        myReference.style.visibility = 'visible';
		myReference.style.display = 'block';
		if (move){
		myReference.style.left=event.x;
		myReference.style.top=event.y + 8;}

    } else {
        if( myReference.visibility ) { //Netscape
            myReference.visibility = 'show';
			if (move){
			myReference.left=e.pageX;
			myReference.top=e.pageY + 8;}

        } else {
           // window.alert('Nothing works in this browser');
            return false; //don't go any further
        }
    }
    return true;
}