function $(id)
{
	return document.getElementById(id)
}

function getObj(id)
{
	if(typeof(obj) == "string")
	{
		obj = document.getElementById(obj)
	}
	
	return obj
}

function GetElementPosition(element)
{
	if (typeof(element) == 'string')
		element = document.getElementById(element);
	
	var result = new Object();
	result.x = 0;
	result.y = 0;
	result.width = 0;
	result.height = 0;
	if (element.offsetParent) {
			result.x = element.offsetLeft;
			result.y = element.offsetTop;
			var parent = element.offsetParent;
			while (parent) {
					result.x += parent.offsetLeft;
					result.y += parent.offsetTop;
					var parentTagName = parent.tagName.toLowerCase();
					if (parentTagName != "table" &&
							parentTagName != "body" && 
							parentTagName != "html" && 
							parentTagName != "div" && 
							parent.clientTop && 
							parent.clientLeft) {
							result.x += parent.clientLeft;
							result.y += parent.clientTop;
					}
					parent = parent.offsetParent;
			}
	}
	else if (element.left && element.top) {
			result.x = element.left;
			result.y = element.top;
	}
	else {
			if (element.x) {
					result.x = element.x;
			}
			if (element.y) {
					result.y = element.y;
			}
	}
	if (element.offsetWidth && element.offsetHeight) {
			result.width = element.offsetWidth;
			result.height = element.offsetHeight;
	}
	else if (element.style && element.style.pixelWidth && element.style.pixelHeight) {
			result.width = element.style.pixelWidth;
			result.height = element.style.pixelHeight;
	}
	return result;
}