function objWidth(objectID) {var obj = xDOM(objectID,0); if(obj.offsetWidth) return obj.offsetWidth; if (obj.clip) return obj.clip.width; return 0;}
function objHeight(objectID) {var obj = xDOM(objectID,0); if(obj.offsetHeight) return obj.offsetHeight; if (obj.clip) return obj.clip.height; return 0;}
function objLeft(objectID) {var obj = xDOM(objectID,0);var objs = xDOM(objectID,1);  if(objs.left) return objs.left; if (objs.pixelLeft) return objs.pixelLeft; if (obj.offsetLeft) return obj.offsetLeft; return 0;}
function objTop(objectID) {var obj = xDOM(objectID,0);var objs = xDOM(objectID,1);  if(objs.top) return objs.top; if (objs.pixelTop) return objs.pixelTop; if (obj.offsetTop) return obj.offsetTop; return 0;}
function objRight(objectID) {return objLeft(objectID)+objWidth(objectID);}
function objBottom(objectID) {return objTop(objectID)+objHeight(objectID);}
function objLayer(objectID) {var objs = xDOM(objectID,1); if(objs.zIndex) return objs.zIndex; return 0;}
function objVisible(objectID) {var objs = xDOM(objectID,1); if(objs.visibility == 'hide' || objs.visibility == 'hidden') return 'hidden'; return 'visible';}