function fetch_object(idname){
if (document.getElementById){
return document.getElementById(idname);
}
else if (document.all){
return document.all[idname];
}
else if (document.layers){
return document.layers[idname];
} else {
return null;
}
}

function flip_visibility(idname, force_visibility){
var obj = fetch_object(idname);
if (!obj){
return false;
}
if (typeof force_visibility != 'undefined'){
obj.style.display = force_visibility;
}
else if (obj.style.display == ''){
obj.style.display = 'none';
} else{
obj.style.display = '';
}
return true;
}

function positionInfo(object) {

  var p_elm = object;

  this.getElementLeft = getElementLeft;
  function getElementLeft() {
    var x = 0;
    var elm;
    if(typeof(p_elm) == "object"){
      elm = p_elm;
    } else {
      elm = document.getElementById(p_elm);
    }
    while (elm != null) {
      x+= elm.offsetLeft;
      elm = elm.offsetParent;
    }
    return parseInt(x);
  }

  this.getElementWidth = getElementWidth;
  function getElementWidth(){
    var elm;
    if(typeof(p_elm) == "object"){
      elm = p_elm;
    } else {
      elm = document.getElementById(p_elm);
    }
    return parseInt(elm.offsetWidth);
  }

  this.getElementRight = getElementRight;
  function getElementRight(){
    return getElementLeft(p_elm) + getElementWidth(p_elm);
  }

  this.getElementTop = getElementTop;
  function getElementTop() {
    var y = 0;
    var elm;
    if(typeof(p_elm) == "object"){
      elm = p_elm;
    } else {
      elm = document.getElementById(p_elm);
    }
    while (elm != null) {
      y+= elm.offsetTop;
      elm = elm.offsetParent;
    }
    return parseInt(y);
  }

  this.getElementHeight = getElementHeight;
  function getElementHeight(){
    var elm;
    if(typeof(p_elm) == "object"){
      elm = p_elm;
    } else {
      elm = document.getElementById(p_elm);
    }
    return parseInt(elm.offsetHeight);
  }

  this.getElementBottom = getElementBottom;
  function getElementBottom(){
    return getElementTop(p_elm) + getElementHeight(p_elm);
  }
}