function loadApplet(appletName, c, w, h) {
	var applet = document.createElement("applet");
	applet.code = c;
	applet.archive = "applets/"+appletName+".jar";
	applet.width = w;
	applet.height = h;
	var applet_div = document.getElementById("applet_"+appletName);
	applet_div.replaceChild(applet, applet_div.firstChild);
}

function fadeOut(obj) {
	new Effect.Opacity(obj,{duration: 0.5, from: 1.0, to: 0.0 });
}