/* 
   Function List:
   placeIt(id, x, y)
      Places the id object at the page coordinates (x,y)

   shiftIt(id, dx, dy)
      Shifts the id object dx pixels to the left and dy pixels down

   yCoord(id)
      Returns the y-coordinate of the id object
*/

function placeIt(id, x, y) {
	var object = document.getElementById(id);
	object.style.left = x + "px";
	object.style.top = y +"px";
}

function shiftIt(id, dx, dy) {
	var object = document.getElementById(id);
	object.style.left = parseInt(object.style.left) + dx + "px";
	object.style.top = parseInt(object.style.top) + dy + "px";
	
}

function yCoord(id) {
	var object = document.getElementById(id);
	yc=parseInt(object.style.top);
   return yc;
}