function showLayer( whichLayer, show )
	{  
		var elem, vis;  
		if( document.getElementById ) // this is the way the standards work    
			elem = document.getElementById( whichLayer );  
		else if( document.all ) // this is the way old msie versions work      
			elem = document.all[whichLayer];  
		else if( document.layers ) // this is the way nn4 works    
			elem = document.layers[whichLayer];  
			
		vis = elem.style;  
	
		// if the style.display value is blank we try to figure it out here  
		if(vis.display==''&&elem.offsetWidth!=undefined&&elem.offsetHeight!=undefined)    
			vis.display = (elem.offsetWidth!=0&&elem.offsetHeight!=0)?'block':'none';  
			
		
		if(show==1)
			vis.display = 'block';  
		else
			vis.display = 'none';  
	}