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


function imgop(object, destOp, rate, delta, imgsize)
	{
	object.height=imgsize;
	nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta);
	}
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);
		}
	}