var movetimeout;

var locktimeout;



function reposition(object, newx, newy) {

	object.style.top = newy+"px";

	object.style.left = newx+"px";

}



function lockToCursor(strObject) {

	clearTimeout(locktimeout)

	var object = document.getElementById(strObject);

	object.style.position = "absolute"

	object.style.top = parseInt(tempY)+10+"px";

	object.style.left = parseInt(tempX)+10+"px";

	locktimeout = setTimeout("lockToCursor('"+strObject+"')", 20)

}



function animatedReposition (id, newx, newy) {

	object = document.getElementById(id);

	clearTimeout(movetimeout);

	//find current position of the object

	curx = parseInt(object.style.top);

	cury = parseInt(object.style.left);

	diffx = 0;

	diffy = 0;

	

	//alert(curx + ", " + cury);

	//find out the difference between old position and new position

	if (curx<newx) {

		diffx = newx - curx;

	} else {

		diffx = curx - newx;

	}

	

	if (cury<newy) {

		diffy = newy - cury;

	} else {

		diffy = cury - newy;

	}

	//alert(diffx+", "+diffy);

	//work out the y for x (or the x for y)

	ysubstep = false;

	step = 0;

	substep = 0;

	if (diffx < diffy) {

		step = diffy;

		substep = step/diffx;

	} else if (diffx > diffy) {

		step = diffx;

		substep = step/diffy;

		ysubstep = true;

	}

	//alert(step+", "+substep);

	i = 0;

	

	if (ysubstep) {

		if (parseInt(object.style.top) < newx) {

			object.style.top = (parseInt(object.style.top) + 1) + "px";

		} else if (parseInt(object.style.top) > newx) {

			object.style.top = (parseInt(object.style.top) - 1) + "px";

		}

		if (parseInt(object.style.left) < newy) {

			object.style.left = (parseInt(object.style.left) + substep) + "px";

		} else if (parseInt(object.style.left) > newy) {

			object.style.left = (parseInt(object.style.left) - substep) + "px";

		}

	} else {

		if (parseInt(object.style.top) < newx) {

			object.style.top = (parseInt(object.style.top) + substep) + "px";

		} else if (parseInt(object.style.top) > newx) {

			object.style.top = (parseInt(object.style.top) - substep) + "px";

		}

		if (parseInt(object.style.left) < newy) {

			object.style.left = (parseInt(object.style.left) + 1) + "px";

		} else if (parseInt(object.style.left) > newy) {

			object.style.left = (parseInt(object.style.left) - 1) + "px";

		}

	}

	

	if ((parseInt(object.style.top) != newx) && (parseInt(object.style.left) != newy)) {

		setTimeout("animatedReposition ('"+id+"', "+newx+", "+newy+")", 20)

	}

}