function make_hex(r,g,b) {
	r = r.toString(16); if (r.length == 1) r = '0' + r;
	g = g.toString(16); if (g.length == 1) g = '0' + g;
	b = b.toString(16); if (b.length == 1) b = '0' + b;
	return "#" + r + g + b;
}

function pulse_element(id, fps, duration, delay, from, to)	{
	if (!fps) fps = 30;
	if (!duration) duration = 2000;
	if (!delay) delay = 7000;
	if (!from || from=="#") from = "#FFFF33";
	if (!to) to = this.get_bgcolor(id);
	
	fade_element(id, fps, duration, from, to);
	setTimeout("fade_element('" + id + "', '" + fps + "', '" + duration + 
			"', '" + to + "', '" + from + "')", duration);
	setTimeout("pulse_element('" + id + "', '" + fps + "', '" + duration + 
			"', '" + delay + "', '" + from + "', '" + to + "')", delay);
}

function fade_element(id, fps, duration, from, to) {
	if (!fps) fps = 30;
	if (!duration) duration = 3000;
	if (!from || from=="#") from = "#FFFF33";
	if (!to) to = this.get_bgcolor(id);
	
	var frames = Math.round(fps * (duration / 1000));
	var interval = duration / frames;
	var delay = interval;
	var frame = 0;
	
	if (from.length < 7) from += from.substr(1,3);
	if (to.length < 7) to += to.substr(1,3);
	
	var rf = parseInt(from.substr(1,2),16);
	var gf = parseInt(from.substr(3,2),16);
	var bf = parseInt(from.substr(5,2),16);
	var rt = parseInt(to.substr(1,2),16);
	var gt = parseInt(to.substr(3,2),16);
	var bt = parseInt(to.substr(5,2),16);
	
	var r,g,b,h;
	while (frame < frames)
	{
		r = Math.floor(rf * ((frames-frame)/frames) + rt * (frame/frames));
		g = Math.floor(gf * ((frames-frame)/frames) + gt * (frame/frames));
		b = Math.floor(bf * ((frames-frame)/frames) + bt * (frame/frames));
		h = make_hex(r,g,b);
	
		setTimeout("set_bgcolor('" + id + "','" + h + "')", delay);

		frame++;
		delay = interval * frame; 
	}
	setTimeout("set_bgcolor('" + id +"','" + to + "')", delay);
}

function set_bgcolor(id, c) {
	var o = document.getElementById(id);
	o.style.color = c;
}

function get_bgcolor(id) {
	var o = document.getElementById(id);
	while(o)
	{
		var c;
		if (window.getComputedStyle) c = window.getComputedStyle(o,null).getPropertyValue("color");
		if (o.currentStyle) c = o.currentStyle.backgroundColor;
		if ((c != "" && c != "transparent") || o.tagName == "BODY") { break; }
		o = o.parentNode;
	}
	if (c == undefined || c == "" || c == "transparent") c = "#FFFFFF";
	var rgb = c.match(/rgb\s*\(\s*(\d{1,3})\s*,\s*(\d{1,3})\s*,\s*(\d{1,3})\s*\)/);
	if (rgb) c = make_hex(parseInt(rgb[1]),parseInt(rgb[2]),parseInt(rgb[3]));
	return c;
}