function displayMessage(message) {
	setClassName("msg_container", "msgContainer msgNorm");
	setDisplay("msg_anim_img", "none");
	showMessage(message);
}

function displayAnimatedMessage(message) {
	setClassName("msg_container", "msgContainer msgNorm");
	setDisplay("msg_anim_img", "inline");
	showMessage(message);
}

function displayAlert(message) {
	setClassName("msg_container", "msgContainer msgAlert");
	setDisplay("msg_anim_img", "none");
	showMessage(message);
}

function showMessage(message) {
	if (message == "") message = " ";
	setInnerHTML("msg", message);
	setOpaque("msg_container");
	setStyleTop("msg_container", 69);
}

function hideMessage() {
	setStyleTop("msg_container", -50);
	setClassName("msg_container", "msgContainer");
	setDisplay("msg_anim_img", "none");
	setInnerHTML("msg", " ");
}

function fadeOutMessage() {
	animateOpacity("msg_container", 100, 0, 1000, "hideMessage()");
}