var i_strength=0
var max_strength=6
var shadowcolor="#0000FF"	/*8cb3ec*/
var timer
var speed=50
var thisobj
function stopfilter(thisdiv){
if (document.all) {
clearTimeout(timer)
thisobj=thisdiv
thisobj.style.filter=" "
}
}
function startfilter(thisdiv){
 
 if(thisdiv==null){
	 thisdiv = document.getElementById('cont');
	 }
 
if (document.all) {
clearTimeout(timer)
thisobj=thisdiv
morefilter()
}
}
function morefilter(){

if (i_strength <=max_strength) {
thisobj.style.filter="glow(color="+ shadowcolor + ", strength="+i_strength+")"
i_strength++
timer = setTimeout("morefilter()",speed)
} 
else {
clearTimeout(timer)
lessfilter()
} 
}
function lessfilter(){
if (i_strength >=0) {
thisobj.style.filter="glow(color="+shadowcolor+", strength="+i_strength+")"

i_strength--
timer = setTimeout("lessfilter()",speed)
}    
else {
clearTimeout(timer)
morefilter()
} 
}