//Detect IE
var mpIsIE/*@cc_on = {
  // quirksmode : (document.compatMode=="BackCompat"),
  version : parseFloat(navigator.appVersion.match(/MSIE (.+?);/)[1])
}@*/;

var MpSpacerImage = "Images/Spacer.gif"; //Path to a 1x1 transparent Gif

//Hide select boxes (so they do not obscure menu in old versions of Internet Explorer)
function MpHideFormItems()
{
	for (var i = 0; i < document.forms.length; i++)
	{
		var elements = document.forms[i].elements;
		for (j = 0; j < elements.length; j++)
			if (elements[j].type.substring(0, 6) == "select")
				elements[j].style.display = 'none';
	}
}

//Show select boxes
function MpShowFormItems()
{
	for (var i = 0; i < document.forms.length; i++)
	{
		var elements = document.forms[i].elements;
		for (j = 0; j < elements.length; j++)
			if (elements[j].type.substring(0, 6) == "select")
				elements[j].style.display = 'block';
	}
}

//Set an image's source, fixing Png alpha in old Internet Explorer versions
function MpSetImageSource(imageObject, sourceUrl)
{
	//Make sure Png alpha channels work in Internet Explorer versions < 7
	if (mpIsIE && mpIsIE.version < 7)
	{
		imageObject.src = MpSpacerImage;
		imageObject.style.filter = 'progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src="' + sourceUrl + '")';
	} else
	{
		imageObject.src = sourceUrl;
	}
}