var fadeSteps = 15;
var fademsec =60;//ΠήΈΔΟΤΚΎΛΩΆΘ
var fadeArray = new Array();
function fade(el,fadeIn,steps,msec)
{
show_activitymenu();
   if (steps == null) steps = fadeSteps;
	if (msec == null) msec = fademsec;
	if (el.fadeIndex == null)
		el.fadeIndex = fadeArray.length;
	fadeArray[el.fadeIndex] = el;
	el.fadeStepNumber = 0;
	window.setTimeout("repeatFade(" + fadeIn + "," + el.fadeIndex + "," + steps + "," + msec + ")", msec);
}
function repeatFade(fadeIn, index, steps, msec) {	

	el = fadeArray[index];	
	c = el.fadeStepNumber;

	if (el.fadeTimer != null)
		window.clearTimeout(el.fadeTimer);
	if ((c == 0) && (!fadeIn)) {
		el.style.display = "none";
		return;
	}
	else if ((c==steps) && (fadeIn)) {
		el.style.filter = "";
		el.style.display = "block";
		fadeing=false;
		return;
	}
	else {
		(fadeIn) ? 	c++ : c--;
		el.style.display = "block";
		el.style.filter = "Alpha(Opacity=" + 100*c/steps + ")";
		el.fadeStepNumber = c;
		el.fadeTimer = window.setTimeout("repeatFade(" + fadeIn + "," + index + "," + steps + "," + msec + ")", msec);
	}
}