--- trunk/hide.js	2004/09/11 19:26:41	13
+++ trunk/hide.js	2004/09/12 02:18:42	14
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-function hide_show(name)
-{
+function toggle_display(name) {
 	var el = eval("document.getElementById('"+name+"')");
-	if (el) 
-	{
+	if (el) {
 		if (el.style.display=='none')
 			el.style.display = '';
 		else
@@ -11,3 +9,29 @@
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+function set_display(name,display) {
+	var el = eval("document.getElementById('"+name+"')");
+
+	if (el) el.style.display = display
+	else alert("can't set_display("+name+","+display+")");
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+function show_display(show) {
+	for (var i = 0; i < show.length; i++) {
+		set_display(show[i],'');
+	}
+}
+
+function hide_display(hide) {
+	for (var i = 0; i < hide.length; i++) {
+		set_display(hide[i],'none');
+	}
+}
+
+function show_hide_display(show,hide) {
+	show_display(show);
+	hide_display(hide);
+}