var offsetfromcursorX=12 //Customize x offset of tooltip
var offsetfromcursorY=10 //Customize y offset of tooltip
var offsetdivfrompointerX=10 //Customize x offset of tooltip DIV relative to pointer image
var offsetdivfrompointerY=14 //Customize y offset of tooltip DIV relative to pointer image. Tip: Set it to (height_of_pointer_image-1).

document.write('<div id="tip"></div>') //write out tooltip DIV
document.write('<img id="pointer" src="images/web/Tip.gif">') //write out pointer image

var ie=document.all
var ns6=document.getElementById && !document.all
var enabletip=false
if (ie||ns6)
   var tipobj=document.all? document.all["tip"] : document.getElementById? document.getElementById("tip") : ""
   var pointerobj=document.all? document.all["pointer"] : document.getElementById? document.getElementById("pointer") : ""

function ietruebody()
   {
   return (document.compatMode && document.compatMode!="BackCompat")? document.documentElement : document.body
   }

function showtip(thetext, thewidth, thecolor)
   {
   if (ns6||ie)
      {
      if (typeof thewidth!="undefined") tipobj.style.width=thewidth+"px"
      if (typeof thecolor!="undefined" && thecolor!="") tipobj.style.backgroundColor=thecolor
      tipobj.innerHTML=thetext
      enabletip=true
      return false
      }
   }

function positiontip(e)
   {
   if (enabletip)
      {
      var nondefaultpos=false
      var curX=(ns6)?e.pageX : event.x+ietruebody().scrollLeft;
      var curY=(ns6)?e.pageY : event.y+ietruebody().scrollTop;
      //Find out how close the mouse is to the corner of the window
      var winwidth=ie&&!window.opera? ietruebody().clientWidth : window.innerWidth-20
      var winheight=ie&&!window.opera? ietruebody().clientHeight-90 : window.innerHeight-20
      var rightedge=ie&&!window.opera? winwidth-event.clientX-offsetfromcursorX : winwidth-e.clientX-offsetfromcursorX
      var bottomedge=ie&&!window.opera? winheight-event.clientY-offsetfromcursorY : winheight-e.clientY-offsetfromcursorY
      var leftedge=(offsetfromcursorX<0)? offsetfromcursorX*(-1) : -1000

      //if the horizontal distance isn't enough to accomodate the width of the context menu
      if (rightedge<tipobj.offsetWidth)
         {
         //move the horizontal position of the menu to the left by it's width
         tipobj.style.left=curX-tipobj.offsetWidth+"px"
         nondefaultpos=true
         }

      else if (curX<leftedge)
         tipobj.style.left="5px"

      else{
         //position the horizontal position of the menu where the mouse is positioned
         tipobj.style.left=curX+offsetfromcursorX-offsetdivfrompointerX+"px"
         pointerobj.style.left=curX+offsetfromcursorX+"px"
         }

      //same concept with the vertical position
      if (bottomedge<tipobj.offsetHeight)
         {
         tipobj.style.top=curY-tipobj.offsetHeight-offsetfromcursorY+"px"
         nondefaultpos=true
         }

      else
         {
         tipobj.style.top=curY+offsetfromcursorY+offsetdivfrompointerY+"px"
         pointerobj.style.top=curY+offsetfromcursorY+"px"
         }

      tipobj.style.visibility="visible"
      if (!nondefaultpos)
         pointerobj.style.visibility="visible"
      else
         pointerobj.style.visibility="hidden"
      }
   }


function hidetip()
   {
   if (ns6||ie)
      {
      enabletip=false
      tipobj.style.visibility="hidden"
      pointerobj.style.visibility="hidden"
      tipobj.style.left="-1000px"
      tipobj.style.backgroundColor=''
      tipobj.style.width=''
      }
   }

document.onmousemove=positiontip