Name = navigator.appName;
Version = navigator.appVersion; 
ie6 = (Name == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' && Version.indexOf("MSIE 6.0")!= -1) ? 1:0;
ie7 = (Name == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' && Version.indexOf("MSIE 7.0")!= -1) ? 1:0;
ie8 = (Name == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' && Version.indexOf("MSIE 8.0")!= -1) ? 1:0;

var timer = 0;

if(ie6){
	alert('Pour bien visualiser ce site vous devez avoir Internet Explorer 7 ou plus recent, \n To properly view this website you must have Internet explorer 7 or above'); 
	
	}


function transparentPNGimg(idContainer,idImg,src){
	//removing any existing background image
	document.getElementById(idContainer).style.backgroundImage = "none";
	//remove exiisitng image 
	document.getElementById(idImg).style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=0)"; 
	//adding transparent image to background
	document.getElementById(idContainer).style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='"+src+"',sizingMethod='scale')"; 
	}
	
function transparentPNGbg(idContainer,src){
	//removing any existing background image
	document.getElementById(idContainer).style.backgroundImage = "none";
	//adding transparent image to background
	document.getElementById(idContainer).style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='"+src+"',sizingMethod='scale')";
	}

function hideDropDown(id){

		if(ie6 || ie7 || ie8){
			if(document.getElementById(id)){
				//document.getElementById(id).style.display="";
				document.getElementById(id).style.display = "inline";
				document.getElementById(id).style.visibility="hidden";
				document.getElementById(id).style.display = "none";
			}			
		}else{
			document.getElementById(id).style.display = "none";
			}
	
	}


function activateDropDown(id){
		if(ie6 || ie7 || ie8){
			if(document.getElementById(id)){
				document.getElementById(id).style.display = "inline";
				document.getElementById(id).style.visibility="visible";
				clearTimeout(timer);
				timer = setTimeout(function(){hideDropDown(id)}, 3000); //in 3 seconds the menu will hide

			}			
		}else{
			document.getElementById(id).style.display = "inline";
			clearTimeout(timer);
			timer = setTimeout(function(){hideDropDown(id)}, 3000); //in 3 seconds the menu will hide
			
			}
	}
	
function changeBG(id,img){
	if(ie6){
		document.getElementById(id).style.backgroundImage = "url("+img+")";
	}
}