function correctPNG( imageId ) // correctly handle PNG transparency in Win IE 5.5 , 6 & 7.
{
	var arVersion = navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE")
	var version = parseFloat(arVersion[1])
	if ((version >= 5.5) && (version < 7) && (document.body.filters)) 
	{
		var img = document.getElementById( imageId );
		var imgName = img.src.toUpperCase()
		var imgID = (img.id) ? "id='" + img.id + "' " : "";
		var imgClass = (img.className) ? "class='" + img.className + "' " : ""
		var imgTitle = (img.title) ? "title='" + img.title + "' " : "title='" + img.alt + "' "
		var imgStyle = "display:inline-block;" + img.style.cssText 
		if (img.align == "left") imgStyle = "float:left;" + imgStyle
		if (img.align == "right") imgStyle = "float:right;" + imgStyle
		if (img.parentElement.href) imgStyle = "cursor:hand;" + imgStyle;
		var strNewHTML = "<span " + imgID + imgClass + imgTitle
		+ " style=\"" + "width:" + img.width + "px; height:" + img.height + "px;" + imgStyle + ";"
		+ "filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader"
		+ "(src=\'" + img.src + "\', sizingMethod='scale');\"></span>" 
		img.outerHTML = strNewHTML;
	} 
}

function correctPNGBackground( divId, imgURL, sizingMethod ) // correctly handle PNG transparency in Win IE 5.5 , 6 & 7.
{
	if ( typeof sizingMethod == 'undefined' ) {
		sizingMethod = 'scale';
	}
	var arVersion = navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE")
	var version = parseFloat(arVersion[1])
	if ((version >= 5.5) && (version < 7) && (document.body.filters)) 
	{
		var div = document.getElementById( divId );
		div.style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='"+imgURL+"', sizingMethod='" + sizingMethod + "')";
		div.style.background = '';
	}    
}
