function SMR_fade(eid, fadeTime){
	var element = document.getElementById(eid);

	if(element == null)
		return;

	if(element.FadeState == null){
		element.FadeState = 2;
	}

	if(element.FadeState == 1 || element.FadeState == -1){
		element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? -1 : 1;
//alert("element.FadeTimeLeft = " + fadeTime + " - " + element.FadeTimeLeft + ";");
		element.FadeTimeLeft = fadeTime - element.FadeTimeLeft;
	}else{
		element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 2 ? -1 : 1;
		element.FadeTimeLeft = fadeTime;
		setTimeout("SMR_animateFade(" + new Date().getTime() + ",'" + eid + "'," + fadeTime + ")", 33);
	}
}

function SMR_animateFade(lastTick, eid, fadeTime){

	var curTick = new Date().getTime();
	var elapsedTicks = curTick - lastTick;

	var element = document.getElementById(eid);

	if(element.FadeTimeLeft <= elapsedTicks){
		element.style.opacity = element.FadeState == 1 ? '1' : '0';
		element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' + (element.FadeState == 1 ? '100' : '0') + ')';
		element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? 2 : -2;

		return;
	}

	element.FadeTimeLeft -= elapsedTicks;
	var newOpVal = element.FadeTimeLeft / fadeTime;
	
	if(element.FadeState == 1)
		newOpVal = 1 - newOpVal;

	element.style.opacity = newOpVal;
	element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' + (newOpVal*100) + ')';

	setTimeout("SMR_animateFade(" + curTick	+ ",'" + eid + "'," + fadeTime + ")", 33);
}