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

function nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta)
{
	if (!document.all) return
	if (object != "[object]")
	{
	  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);
	}
}