// position of the tooltip relative to the mouse in pixel //
var offsetx = 12;
var offsety =  8;

function newelement(newid)
{ 
    if(document.createElement)
    { 
        var el = document.createElement('div'); 
        el.id = newid;     
        with(el.style)
        { 
            display = 'none';
            position = 'absolute';
        } 
        el.innerHTML = ' '; 
        document.body.appendChild(el); 
    } 
} 
var ie5 = (document.getElementById && document.all); 
var ns6 = (document.getElementById && !document.all); 
function getmouseposition(e)
{
    if(document.getElementById)
    {
        var _x;
        var _y;
        if (ns6) {
          _x = e.pageX;
          _y = e.pageY;
        }
        if (ie5) {
          _x = event.clientX + document.body.scrollLeft;
          _y = event.clientY + document.body.scrollTop;
        }
        mousex=_x;
        mousey=_y;  	
        //mousex = (ie5)?event.x:(ns6)?clientX = e.clientX:false;
        //mousey = (ie5)?event.y:(ns6)?clientY = e.clientY:false;
        var lixlpixel_tooltip = document.getElementById('tooltip');
        lixlpixel_tooltip.style.left = (mousex+offsetx) + 'px';
        lixlpixel_tooltip.style.top = (mousey+offsety) + 'px';
    }
}
function tooltip(tip)
{
    if(!document.getElementById('tooltip')) newelement('tooltip');
    var lixlpixel_tooltip = document.getElementById('tooltip');
    lixlpixel_tooltip.innerHTML = tip;
    lixlpixel_tooltip.style.display = 'block';
    document.onmousemove = getmouseposition;
}
function exit()
{
    document.getElementById('tooltip').style.display = 'none';
}