/************************************************************************* 
/	This function gets the element by id for all browsers
/************************************************************************/
	function getElement(whichLayer) {
		if( document.getElementById ) // this is the way the standards work
			elem = document.getElementById( whichLayer );
		else if( document.all ) // this is the way old msie versions work
			elem = document.all[whichLayer];
		else if( document.layers ) // this is the way nn4 works
			elem = document.layers[whichLayer];
		return(elem);
	}