function LT_read_cookie(cookie_name) {
	cookies=document.cookie;
	splitted=cookies.split(";");
	ret="";
	for (i=0; (i<splitted.length && ret==""); i++) {
		pieces=splitted[i].split("=");
		if (pieces[0].substring(0,1)==" ") {
			pieces[0]=pieces[0].substring(1,pieces[0].length);
		}
		if (pieces[0]==cookie_name) {
			ret=pieces[1];
		}
	}
	if (ret) {
		return unescape(ret);
	}
	else {
		return false;
	}
}

function LT_write_cookie(cookie_name,cookie_value,expires) {
	if (expires || expires>0) {
		datum=new Date();
		datum.setTime(datum.getTime()+parseInt(expires));
		document.cookie=cookie_name+"="+escape(cookie_value)+"; expires="+datum.toGMTString();
	}
	else {
		document.cookie=cookie_name+"="+escape(cookie_value);
	}
}

function LT_get_object(elem,id) {
	if (document.getElementById) {
		return document.getElementById(id);
	}
	else {
		objs=document.all.tags(elem);
		for (i=0; i<objs.length; i++) {
			if (objs[i].getAttribute("id")==id) {
				tobj=document.createElement(elem);
				tobj=objs[i];
				return tobj;
			}
		}
	}
}

function LT_get_absolute_position(obj) {
	var currLeft=obj.offsetLeft;
	var currTop=obj.offsetTop;
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")==-1 
	&& navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox")==-1 ) {
		while (obj=obj.parentNode) {
			if (obj.nodeType==9) {break;}
			currLeft+=obj.offsetLeft;
			currTop+=obj.offsetTop;
		}
	}
	return [currLeft,currTop];	
}