// functions to work with layers
function hideLayer(whichLayer) {

if (document.getElementById) {
// this is the way the standards work
document.getElementById(whichLayer).style.visibility = "hidden";
}
else if (document.all) {
// this is the way old msie versions work
document.all[whichlayer].style.visibility = "hidden";
}
else if (document.layers) {
// this is the way nn4 works
document.layers[whichLayer].visibility = "hidden";
}

}

function showLayer(whichLayer) {

if (document.getElementById) {
// this is the way the standards work
document.getElementById(whichLayer).style.visibility = "visible";
}
else if (document.all) {
// this is the way old msie versions work
document.all[whichlayer].style.visibility = "visible";
}
else if (document.layers) {
// this is the way nn4 works
document.layers[whichLayer].visibility = "visible";
}

}