/* ***********************************************************
Example 4-3 (DHTMLapi.js)
"Dynamic HTML:The Definitive Reference"
2nd Edition
by Danny Goodman
Published by O'Reilly & Associates  ISBN 1-56592-494-0
http://www.oreilly.com
Copyright 2002 Danny Goodman.  All Rights Reserved.
************************************************************ */
// DHTMLapi.js custom API for cross-platform
// object positioning by Danny Goodman (http://www.dannyg.com).
// Release 2.0. Supports NN4, IE, and W3C DOMs.

// Global variables
var isCSS, isW3C, isIE4, isNN4;
// Global "corrector" for IE/Mac et al., but doesn't hurt others
// (this is for centerIt function only)
var fudgeFactor = {top:-1, left:-1};
// initialize upon load to let all browsers establish content objects
function initDHTMLAPI() {
    if (document.images) {
        isCSS = (document.body && document.body.style) ? true : false;
        isW3C = (isCSS && document.getElementById) ? true : false;
        isIE4 = (isCSS && document.all) ? true : false;
        isNN4 = (document.layers) ? true : false;
        isIE6CSS = (document.compatMode && document.compatMode.indexOf("CSS1") >= 0) ? true : false;
    }
}
// set event handler to initialize API
window.onload = initDHTMLAPI;

// Seek nested NN4 layer from string name
function seekLayer(doc, name) {
    var theObj;
    for (var i = 0; i < doc.layers.length; i++) {
        if (doc.layers[i].name == name) {
            theObj = doc.layers[i];
            break;
        }
        // dive into nested layers if necessary
        if (doc.layers[i].document.layers.length > 0) {
            theObj = seekLayer(document.layers[i].document, name);
        }
    }
    return theObj;
}

// Convert object name string or object reference
// into a valid element object reference
function getRawObject(obj) {
    var theObj;
    if (typeof obj == "string") {
        if (isW3C) {
            theObj = document.getElementById(obj);
        } else if (isIE4) {
            theObj = document.all(obj);
        } else if (isNN4) {
            theObj = seekLayer(document, obj);
        }
    } else {
        // pass through object reference
        theObj = obj;
    }
    return theObj;
}