var horizontalOffset = "5px"
var verticalOffset = "0"
var ie = document.all
var ns6 = document.getElementById && !document.all
function getposOffset(elm, offsettype) {
var totalOffset = (offsettype == "left") ? elm.offsetLeft:elm.offsetTop;
var parentElement = elm.offsetParent;
while (parentElement != null) {
totalOffset = (offsettype == "left") ? totalOffset + parentElement.offsetLeft:totalOffset + parentElement.offsetTop;
parentElement = parentElement.offsetParent;
}
return totalOffset;
}
function ieTest() {
return(document.compatMode && document.compatMode != "BackCompat") ? document.documentElement:document.body;
}

function clearEdge(obj, whichedge) {
var edgeoffset = (whichedge == "rightedge") ? parseInt(horizontalOffset)*-1 : parseInt(verticalOffset)*-1
if (whichedge == "rightedge") {
var windowEdge = ie && !window.opera ? ieTest().scrollLeft + ieTest().clientWidth - 30 : window.pageXOffset + window.innerWidth - 30;
dropMenu.contentMeasure = dropMenu.offsetWidth;
if(windowEdge - dropMenu.x < dropMenu.contentMeasure)
edgeoffset = dropMenu.contentMeasure + obj.offsetWidth + parseInt(horizontalOffset);
}
else {
var windowEdge = ie && !window.opera ? ieTest().scrollTop + ieTest().clientHeight - 30 : window.pageYOffset + window.innerHeight - 30;
dropMenu.contentMeasure = dropMenu.offsetHeight;
if(windowEdge - dropMenu.y < dropMenu.contentMeasure)
edgeoffset = dropMenu.contentMeasure - obj.offsetHeight;
}
return edgeoffset;
}

function showhint(menuContent, obj, e, tipwidth){
if((ie||ns6) && document.getElementById("hintBox")) {
dropMenu = document.getElementById("hintBox");
dropMenu.innerHTML = menuContent;
dropMenu.x = getposOffset(obj, "left");
dropMenu.y = getposOffset(obj, "top");
dropMenu.style.left = dropMenu.x - clearEdge(obj, "rightedge") + obj.offsetWidth + "px";
dropMenu.style.top = dropMenu.y - clearEdge(obj, "bottomedge") + "px";
dropMenu.style.visibility = "visible";
obj.onmouseout = hideHint;
}
}

function hideHint(e) {
dropMenu.style.visibility = "hidden";
}

function createHint() {
var block = document.createElement("div");
document.body.appendChild(block);
block.setAttribute("id","hintBox");
}

if(window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", createHint, false);
else if(window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", createHint);
else if(document.getElementById)
window.onload = createHint;