/**
      by
         Peter-Paul Koch   (http://www.quirksmode.org/js/findpos.html)
         &
         Alex Tingle       (http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/04/javascript-find-position)
*/
function findPosX(obj)
  {
    var curleft = 0;
    if(obj.offsetParent)
        while(1) 
        {
          curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
          if(!obj.offsetParent)
            break;
          obj = obj.offsetParent;
        }
    else if(obj.x)
        curleft += obj.x;
    return curleft;
  }



/**
      by
         Peter-Paul Koch   (http://www.quirksmode.org/js/findpos.html)
         &
         Alex Tingle       (http://blog.firetree.net/2005/07/04/javascript-find-position)
*/
function findPosY(obj)
  {
    var curtop = 0;
    if(obj.offsetParent)
        while(1)
        {
          curtop += obj.offsetTop;
          if(!obj.offsetParent)
            break;
          obj = obj.offsetParent;
        }
    else if(obj.y)
        curtop += obj.y;
    return curtop;
  }


function pause(numberMillis)
{
   var now = new Date();
   var exitTime = now.getTime() + numberMillis;
   while (true)
      {
         now = new Date();
         if (now.getTime() > exitTime)
            return;
      }
} 

/** Alias para getElementById :) */
function getEBI($id)
{
   return document.getElementById($id);
}