var image_no;
var banner_image_no =0;
var inital_image=1;
var num_images=2;
var timeoutid;


function getAbsoluteLeft(objectId) {
    // Get an object left position from the upper left viewport corner
    // Tested with relative and nested objects
    o = document.getElementById(objectId)
    oLeft = o.offsetLeft            // Get left position from the parent object
    while(o.offsetParent!=null) {   // Parse the parent hierarchy up to the document element
        oParent = o.offsetParent    // Get parent object reference
        oLeft += oParent.offsetLeft // Add parent left position
        o = oParent
    }
    // Return left postion
    return oLeft
}

function getAbsoluteTop(objectId) {
    // Get an object top position from the upper left viewport corner
    // Tested with relative and nested objects
    o = document.getElementById(objectId)
    oTop = o.offsetTop            // Get top position from the parent object
    while(o.offsetParent!=null) { // Parse the parent hierarchy up to the document element
        oParent = o.offsetParent  // Get parent object reference
        oTop += oParent.offsetTop // Add parent top position
        o = oParent
    }
    // Return top position
    return oTop
}