function png_setBackground(Id,path,theme, sizingmethod) {
	
	var oObject = document.getElementById(Id).style;

	if(sizingmethod == ""){
		sizingmethod = "scale";
	}
	if (pngAlpha) {
		oObject.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='"+theme+"/"+path+".png', sizingMethod='" + sizingmethod + "')";
	} else if (pngNormal) {
		oObject.backgroundImage = 'url('+theme+'/'+path+'.png)';
	} else {
		oObject.backgroundImage = 'url('+theme+'/'+path+'.gif)';
	}
}


function png_displayImage(strPath, intWidth, intHeight, strAlt) {
	if (pngAlpha) {
		document.write('<img src="/Themes/Default/en-us/Common/Public/Images/clearpix.gif" width="'+intWidth+'" height="'+intHeight+'" border="0" alt="'+strAlt+'" style="filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src=\''+strPath+'\', sizingMethod=\'scale\')">');
	} else {
		document.write('<img src="'+strPath+'" width="'+intWidth+'" height="'+intHeight+'" border="0" alt="'+strAlt+'" />');
	} 
}

function png_perviewImage(id, strPath, intWidth, intHeight, strAlt) {

	if(document.images){
		var oObject = eval("document.images." + id);
		
		if (pngAlpha) {
			oObject.src = "/Themes/Default/en-us/Common/Public/Images/clearpix.gif";	
			oObject.height = intHeight;
			oObject.width = intWidth;
			oObject.alt = strAlt;		
			oObject.style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='"+strPath+"', sizingMethod='scale')";	
		}else if (document.images){
			oObject.src = strPath;	
			oObject.height = intHeight;
			oObject.width = intWidth;
			oObject.alt = strAlt;
		}
	}
	/*if (pngAlpha) {
		document.write('<img src="/Themes/Default/en-us/Common/Public/Images/clearpix.gif" width="'+intWidth+'" height="'+intHeight+'" border="0" alt="'+strAlt+'" style="filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src=\''+strPath+'\', sizingMethod=\'scale\')">');
	} else {
		document.write('<img src="'+strPath+'" width="'+intWidth+'" height="'+intHeight+'" border="0" alt="'+strAlt+'" id="' + id + '"/>');
	} */
}
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//---------------------------------------------------------------
// global variables

// if IE5.5+ on win32, then display PNGs with AlphaImageLoader
if ((browser.isIE55 || browser.isIE6up) && browser.isWin32) {
	var pngAlpha = true;
	var strExt = ".png";
// else, if the browser can display PNGs normally, then do that. that list includes:
	//     -Gecko Engine: Netscape 6 or Mozilla, Mac or PC
	//     -IE5+ Mac (OpacityObject applies the background image at 100% opacity)
	//     -Opera 6+ PC
	//     -Opera 5+ Mac (Doesn't support dynamically-set background images)
	//     -Opera 6+ Linux 
	//     -Omniweb 3.1+ 
	//     -Icab 1.9+ 
	//     -WebTV 
	//     -Sega Dreamcast
} else if ((browser.isGecko) || (browser.isIE5up && browser.isMac) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isWin && browser.versionMajor >= 6) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isUnix && browser.versionMajor >= 6) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isMac && browser.versionMajor >= 5) || (browser.isOmniweb && browser.versionMinor >= 3.1) || (browser.isIcab && browser.versionMinor >= 1.9) || (browser.isWebtv) || (browser.isDreamcast)) {
	var pngNormal = true;
	var strExt = ".png";
	// otherwise, we use plain old GIFs
} else {
	var strExt = ".gif";
}

var ns = (document.all)?false:true;
var browserVersion = parseFloat(navigator.appVersion );
//---------------------------------------------------------------