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 + ")";
}

var bgRefresh=3000;
var vPageMillisec=500;

function showObject(objID) {
	if ($(objID) != null) {
		$(objID).style.visibility = 'visible';
	}
}

function swapBg(imgName,hdrName) {
	newImage = "url("+imgName+")";
    newHdr = "url("+hdrName+")";
    $('myDiv').style.backgroundImage = newImage;
    $('hdr2').style.backgroundImage = newHdr;
    $('hdr2').style.filter = '';
}

function showMain() {
	opacity('myDiv', 100, 0, vPageMillisec);
    setTimeout("showMainSub();",vPageMillisec+100);
    setTimeout("opacity('myDiv', 0, 100, "+vPageMillisec+");",(vPageMillisec+300));
}
function showMainSub() {
	swapBg('/images/pl/lane/bg_mydiv_off.jpg','/images/pl/lane/bg_h2_off.gif');
	showObject('findApts');
    showObject('mapSrch');
}
function homeload() {
    if (!(MNP.Cache.cGet('lane','mnpui'))) {
        MNP.Cache.cSet('lane','1');
        setTimeout("showMain();",bgRefresh);
    } else {
        showMainSub();
    }
}