function _png(element,img) {
	if (element.name==img) return true;
	else
	{
		element.name=img;
		var supported = /MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent) && navigator.platform == "Win32";
		blankSrc = "images/spacer.gif";
		ie5 = /MSIE 5/.test(navigator.userAgent) && navigator.platform == "Win32";
		if (supported && !ie5 && br.name!="Opera") fixImage(element,img);

		if (ie5) fixie5(element,img);

		if ((!supported && !ie5) || br.name=="Opera")
		{
			element.src = img;
		}
	return true;
	}
}

function fixie5(element,img) {
    var src = img;
    src = src.substring(0,src.length-3);
    src = src + "gif";
    element.src = src;
}



function fixImage(element,img) {
   // get src
   var src = img;

   // test for png
   if ( /\.png$/.test(src.toLowerCase() ) ) {
      element.runtimeStyle.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='" + src + "',sizingMethod='scale')";
   }
   else {
      // remove filter
      element.runtimeStyle.filter = "";
   }
}