function show(time)
{
	cancelHide();
	if(document.getElementById('myDiv').style.visibility == 'hidden')
	{
		opacity('myDiv',0,100,time);
		document.getElementById('myDiv').innerHTML = myCode;
		document.getElementById('myDiv').style.visibility = 'visible';
	}
}
function hide()
{
	opacity('myDiv',100,0,0);
	document.getElementById('myDiv').innerHTML = "";
	document.getElementById('myDiv').style.visibility = 'hidden';
} 

hide();
timeOut=0;
function setHideTimeOut()
{
	cancelHide();
	timeOut=setTimeout( 'hide()', 1000 );
}

function cancelHide()
{
	clearTimeout(timeOut);
}

function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) {
    //speed for each frame
    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 + ")";
}