// improved by Alon Sch@cht3r

 function getElementWidth(Elem) {
	if (ns4) {
		var elem = getObjNN4(document, Elem);
		return elem.clip.width;
	} else {
		if(document.getElementById) {
			var elem = document.getElementById(Elem);
		} else if (document.all){
			var elem = document.all[Elem];
		}
		if (op5) {
			xPos = elem.style.pixelWidth;
		} else {
			xPos = elem.offsetWidth;
		}
		return xPos;
	}
}


function correctPNG_Improved(object) // correctly handle PNG transparency in Win IE 5.5 & 6.
{
   var arVersion = navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE")
   var version = parseFloat(arVersion[1])
   if ((version >= 5.5) && (document.body.filters)) 
   {
         var img = object;
		 var TheImage = new Image()
		 TheImage.src = img.src;

         var imgName = img.src.toUpperCase()
         if (imgName.substring(imgName.length-3, imgName.length) == "PNG")
         {
            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:" + TheImage.width + "px; height:" + TheImage.height + "px;" + imgStyle + ";"
            + "filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader"
            + "(src=\'" + img.src + "\', sizingMethod='scale');\"></span>" 
            img.outerHTML = strNewHTML;
      }
  }    
}