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+/*
+ * common/js/loader.js
+ * Common file, to be included before any of the other common/js scripts
+ */
+ 
+/*
+ * Gracefully deal with a whole lot of modules wanting to set the onload() event handler
+ */
+if(typeof _LOADERS == 'undefined') _LOADERS = Array();
+
+function callAllLoaders() {
+	var i, loaderFunc;
+	for(i=0;i<_LOADERS.length;i++) {
+		loaderFunc = _LOADERS[i];
+		if(loaderFunc != callAllLoaders) loaderFunc();
+	}
+}
+
+function appendLoader(loaderFunc) {
+	if(window.onload && window.onload != callAllLoaders)
+		_LOADERS[_LOADERS.length] = window.onload;
+
+	window.onload = callAllLoaders;
+
+	_LOADERS[_LOADERS.length] = loaderFunc;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Call the given function on any element of the given tag and class
+ */
+function setUpHandlers(tagName,className, handlerFunction) {	
+	var allElements = document.getElementsByTagName(tagName);
+	for(var i = 0;i<allElements.length;i++) {
+		if(allElements[i].className) {
+			tester = ' ' + allElements[i].className + ' ';
+			if(tester.indexOf(' ' + className + ' ') != -1) {
+				handlerFunction(allElements[i]);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return an array of all elements
+ */
+function getAllElements() {
+	var allElements = document.getElementsByTagName('*');
+	if(allElements.length == 0) return document.all;
+	else return allElements;
+}	
+
+/*
+ * Functions to add and remove class names
+ * Mac IE hates unnecessary spaces
+ */
+function addClass(el, cls, forceBefore) {
+	if(!el.className) el.className = "";
+	if(forceBefore != null && el.className.match(new RegExp('(^| )' + forceBefore))) {
+		el.className = el.className.replace(new RegExp("( |^)" + forceBefore), '$1' + cls + ' ' + forceBefore);
+
+	} else if(!el.className.match(new RegExp('(^| )' + cls + '($| )'))) {
+		el.className += ' ' + cls;
+		el.className = el.className.replace(/(^ +)|( +$)/g, '');
+	}
+}
+function removeClass(el, cls) {
+	var old = el.className;
+	var newCls = ' ' + el.className + ' ';
+	newCls = newCls.replace(new RegExp(' (' + cls + ' +)+','g'), ' ');
+	el.className = newCls.replace(/(^ +)|( +$)/g, '');
+}
+function removeClasses(el, cls) {
+	removeClass(el,cls);
+	var items = el.getElementsByTagName('*');
+	var i;
+	for(i=0;i<items.length;i++) if(items[i].className) removeClass(items[i],cls);
+} 
+
+/*
+ * Add an event handler, saving the existing one
+ */
+function addEventHandler(obj, evt, handler) {
+	if(obj[evt]) obj['old_' + evt] = obj[evt];
+	obj[evt] = handler;
+}
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