var TimeToFade = 1000.0;

			function fade(eid)
			{
			  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
			  if(element == null)
				return;
			   
			  if(element.FadeState == null)
			  {
				if(element.style.opacity == null
					|| element.style.opacity == ''
					|| element.style.opacity == '1')
				{
				  element.FadeState = 2;
				}
				else
				{
				  element.FadeState = -2;
				}
			  }
			   
			  if(element.FadeState == 1 || element.FadeState == -1)
			  {
				element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? -1 : 1;
				element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade - element.FadeTimeLeft;
			  }
			  else
			  {
				element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 2 ? -1 : 1;
				element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade;
				setTimeout("animateFade(" + new Date().getTime() + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
			  }  
			}
			
			function animateFade(lastTick, eid)
			{  
				  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/TimeToFade;
				  if(element.FadeState == 1)
					newOpVal = 1 - newOpVal;

				  element.style.opacity = newOpVal;
				  element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' + (newOpVal*100) + ')';
				 
				  setTimeout("animateFade(" + curTick + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
				  
				  if(newOpVal <= 0.1)
					 var parent = document.getElementById('contenu2').innerHTML = '';
		  
		  
			}