//configure status message not to show
var statusmsg = ""
function hidestatus()
{
	window.status = statusmsg
	return true
}

function open_window(url)
{
	var NEW_WIN = null;
	NEW_WIN = window.open ("", "PhotoViewer", "toolbar=no,width=640,height=480,directories=no,status=no,scrollbars=yes,resize=no,menubar=no");
	NEW_WIN.location.href = url;
}

//configure popup window
function wopen(url, name, w, h)
{
  // Fudge factors for window decoration space.
  // In my tests these work well on all platforms & browsers.
  w += 32;
  h += 54;
  wleft = (screen.width - w) / 2;
  wtop = (screen.height - h) / 2;
  var win = window.open(url,
    name,
    'width=' + w + ', height=' + h + ', ' +
    'left=' + wleft + ', top=' + wtop + ', ' +
    'location=no, menubar=no, ' +
    'status=no, toolbar=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=no');
  // Just in case width and height are ignored
  win.resizeTo(w, h);
  // Just in case left and top are ignored
  win.moveTo(wleft, wtop);
  win.focus();
}