function showElement(){ //usage showElement('id1','id2','id3','id4','etc')
 var element;
 for (var i=0; i<=showElement.arguments.length; i++) {
    element = document.getElementById(showElement.arguments[i]);
      if(element){
         element.style.display='';
         // edl: 'block' value causes a "space leak" problem in Firefox
         //element.style.display='block';
      }
 }
}// end fn



function hideElement(){  //usage hideElement('id1','id2','id3','id4','etc')
 var element;
 for (var i=0; i<=hideElement.arguments.length; i++) {
    element = document.getElementById(hideElement.arguments[i]);
      if(element == null) { continue };
    element.style.display='none';
 }
}// end fn

function popmelarge(where) {
var listWindow = window.open(where,'_blank','toolbar=no,location=no,menubar=yes,resizable=yes,directories=no,scrollbars=yes,status=no,width=750,height=600,top=100,left=100');
}

function toggleView(){ //usage toggleView('id1','id2','id3','id4','etc')
  var element;
  for (var i=0; i<=toggleView.arguments.length; i++) {
    element = document.getElementById(toggleView.arguments[i]);
       if(element == null) { continue };
    element.style.display=='' ?  element.style.display='none' : element.style.display='';
  }// end for
 }