

var detect = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
var OS,browser,version,total,thestring;

if (checkIt('konqueror'))
{
	browser = "Konqueror";
	OS = "Linux";
}

else if (checkIt('safari')) browser = "Safari";
else if (checkIt('omniweb')) browser = "OmniWeb";
else if (checkIt('opera')) browser = "Opera";
else if (checkIt('webtv')) browser = "WebTV";
else if (checkIt('icab')) browser = "iCab";
else if (checkIt('msie')) browser = "msie";
else if (checkIt('firefox')) browser = "firefox";
else if (!checkIt('compatible'))
{
	browser = "Netscape Navigator"
	version = detect.charAt(8);
}
else browser = "An unknown browser";

if (!version) version = detect.charAt(place + thestring.length);

if (!OS)
{
	if (checkIt('linux')) OS = "Linux";
	else if (checkIt('x11')) OS = "Unix";
	else if (checkIt('mac')) OS = "Mac"
	else if (checkIt('win')) OS = "Windows"
	else OS = "an unknown operating system";
}

function checkIt(string)
{
	place = detect.indexOf(string) + 1;
	thestring = string;
	return place;
}


function getObj(name)
{   
    this.obj = null;
    this.style = null;
    
  if (document.getElementById && document.getElementById(name))
  {
  	this.obj = document.getElementById(name);
	this.style = document.getElementById(name).style;
  }
  else if (document.all)
  {
	this.obj = document.all[name];
	this.style = document.all[name].style;
  }
  else if (document.layers)
  {
	this.obj = getObjNN4(document,name);
	this.style = this.obj;
  }
}

function getObjNN4(obj,name)
{
	var x = obj.layers;
	var foundLayer;
	for (var i=0;i<x.length;i++)
	{
		if (x[i].id == name)
		 	foundLayer = x[i];
		else if (x[i].layers.length)
			var tmp = getObjNN4(x[i],name);
		if (tmp) foundLayer = tmp;
	}
	return foundLayer;
}

