function getStyleObject(objectId) {
// cross-browser function to get an object's style object given its id
if(document.getElementById && document.getElementById(objectId)) {
// W3C DOM
return document.getElementById(objectId).style;
} else if (document.all && document.all(objectId)) {
// MSIE 4 DOM
return document.all(objectId).style;
} else if (document.layers && document.layers[objectId]) {
// NN 4 DOM.. note: this won't find nested layers
return document.layers[objectId];
} else {
return false;
}
} // getStyleObject
function changeObjectVisibility(objectId, newVisibility) {
// get a reference to the cross-browser style object and make sure the object exists
var styleObject = getStyleObject(objectId);

if(styleObject) {
styleObject.visibility = newVisibility;
return true;
} else {
// we couldn't find the object, so we can't change its visibility
return false;
}
} 

function moveObject(objectId, newXCoordinate, newYCoordinate) {
    // get a reference to the cross-browser style object and make sure the object exists
    var styleObject = getStyleObject(objectId);
    //var styleObject = dojo.style(objectId);
    
    if(styleObject) {
	styleObject.left = newXCoordinate;
	styleObject.top = newYCoordinate;
	return true;
    } else {
	// we couldn't find the object, so we can't very well move it
	return false;
    }
}