function maketheBalloon(id, width, message)
		{
		   var theString = '<STYLE TYPE="text/css">#'+id+'{width:'+width+';}</STYLE>';
		   theString += '<DIV CLASS="balloon" id="'+id+'">'+message+'</DIV >';
		   document.write(theString);
		}
		function makeItVisible(id, event)
		{
			if (document.layers) {
		   		if(event.pageX < 500)
		      		document.layers[id].left = event.pageX + 10;
				else
					document.layers[id].left = event.pageX - 300;
		      	document.layers[id].top = event.pageY + 10;;
		      	document.layers[id].visibility = "show";
		   	} else {
		   		if(document.body.scrollLeft + event.clientX < 500)
		      		document.all[id].style.pixelLeft = (document.body.scrollLeft + event.clientX) + 10;
		      	else
					document.all[id].style.pixelLeft = (document.body.scrollLeft + event.clientX) - 300;
				document.all[id].style.pixelTop = (document.body.scrollTop + event.clientY) + 10;
		      	document.all[id].style.visibility = "visible";
		   	}
		}
		function hideHelp(id)
		{
		   document.layers ? document.layers[id].visibility="hide" : 
		      document.all[id].style.visibility="hidden";
		}
		
		function doNull()//does nothing
		{}