//
// Author: Shelley Powers
//

// function to instantiate equalizer objects
function wdvlCreateObjects() {
   wdvlObjs = new Array(document.layers.length);
   for (i = 0; i < document.layers.length; i++)      
      // check to see if Netscape assigned block
      if (document.layers[i].id.substring(0,3) != "_js") 
   	   wdvlObjs[document.layers[i].id] = new wdvlNewObject(document.layers[i]);
}

// create NS cross-browser object
function wdvlNewObject(obj) {
	this.obj = obj;               // cannot assign object directly to "this"
	this.name = obj.name;
	this.objHide = objHide;
	this.objShow = objShow;
	this.objGetLeft = objGetLeft;
	this.objGetTop = objGetTop;
	this.objSetTop = objSetTop;
	this.objSetLeft = objSetLeft;
}

// hide element
function objHide() {
	this.obj.visibility = "hidden";
}

// show element
function objShow() {
	this.obj.visibility = "inherit";
}

// element's left position
function objGetLeft() {
	return this.obj.left;
}

// element's top position
function objGetTop () {
	return this.obj.top;
}

// set element's top position
function objSetTop(top) {
	this.obj.top = top;
}

// set element's left position
function objSetLeft(left) {
	this.obj.left = left;
}