function getLayer(layerName)
{
	switch(browserID)
	{
		case "IE5": case "NS6":
			 return document.getElementById(layerName);
		         break;
		
		case "NS4":
		         for (i=0; i<document.layers.length; i++)
			 {
			 	if (document.layers[i].name == layerName )
			 	return document.layers[i];
			 };
			 break;
		
		case "IE4":
			 return document.all[layerName];
		
		default: alert("Ihr Browser wurde nicht richtig erkannt.\n"+
		               "Diese Seite wird möglicherweise nicht korrekt angezeigt.\n"+
		               "Bitte schicken Sie eine mail mit einer Beschreibung dieses\n"+
		               "Problems an: webmaster@myownprison.de!");
			 return null;
			 break;
	};
};


function showLayer(layerName)
{
	var lyr = getLayer(layerName);
	
	switch (browserID)
	{
		case "IE5": case "NS6": case "IE4":
		        lyr.style.visibility = "visible";
		        break;
		case "NS4":
		         lyr.style.visibility = "show";
		         break;
	}
};


function hideLayer(layerName)
{
        var lyr = getLayer(layerName);
        
        lyr.style.visibility = "hidden";       
};

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