// (C) By Style-System

nereidFadeObjects = new Object();
nereidFadeTimers = new Object();


function nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta){
	if (!document.all) { return; }
	if (object != "[object]"){  //do this so I can take a string too
		setTimeout("nereidFade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",0);
		return;
	}

	clearTimeout(nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]);
	diff = destOp-object.filters.alpha.opacity;
	direction = 1;
	if (object.filters.alpha.opacity > destOp){
		direction = -1;
	}
	delta=Math.min(direction*diff,delta);
	object.filters.alpha.opacity+=direction*delta;

	if (object.filters.alpha.opacity != destOp){
		nereidFadeObjects[object.sourceIndex]=object;
		nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]=setTimeout("nereidFade(nereidFadeObjects["+object.sourceIndex+"],"+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",rate);
	}
}