// function to swap out images on the left side bar
function SwapImages(strPath, strCaption) { 
	document.getElementById('side_bar_image').src=strPath;
	document.getElementById('side_bar_caption').innerHTML = strCaption;
}

function HighlightText(strText) {
	document.getElementById('status_text').innerHTML = strText;
}

function get_mouse(e) {
	var x,y;
	
	x=event.x+document.body.scrollLeft;
	y=event.y+document.body.scrollTop;
	
	popup.style.top=y+5;
	popup.style.left=x+25;
}

function showpopup(msg) {
	popup.innerHTML = "<font face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif' size='3'><strong>" + msg + "</strong><font size=2><br>Click for more info...</font></font>";
	popup.style.visibility = "visible";
}

function hidepopup() {
	popup.innerHTML = "";
	popup.style.visibility = "hidden";
}