function setPointer(theRow, theAction)
{
var theCells = null;
var theDefaultColor = '#ffffff', thePointerColor = '#D5DFF4', theMarkColor = '#EAF3E9';
// 1. Pointer and mark feature are disabled or the browser can't get the
// row -> exits
if ((thePointerColor == '' && theMarkColor == '')
|| typeof(theRow.style) == 'undefined') {
return false;
}
// 2. Gets the current row and exits if the browser can't get it
if (typeof(document.getElementsByTagName) != 'undefined') {
theCells = theRow.getElementsByTagName('td');
}
else if (typeof(theRow.cells) != 'undefined') {
theCells = theRow.cells;
}
else {
return false;
}
// 3. Gets the current color...
var rowCellsCnt = theCells.length;
var domDetect = null;
var currentColor = null;
var newColor = null;
// 3.1 ... with DOM compatible browsers except Opera that does not return
// valid values with "getAttribute"
if (typeof(window.opera) == 'undefined'
&& typeof(theCells[0].getAttribute) != 'undefined') {
currentColor = theCells[0].getAttribute('bgcolor');
domDetect = true;
}
// 3.2 ... with other browsers
else {
currentColor = theCells[0].style.backgroundColor;
domDetect = false;
} // end 3
// 4. Defines the new color
// 4.1 Current color is the default one
if (currentColor == ''
|| currentColor.toLowerCase() == theDefaultColor.toLowerCase()) {
if (theAction == 'over' && thePointerColor != '') {
newColor = thePointerColor;
}
else if (theAction == 'click' && theMarkColor != '') {
newColor = theMarkColor;
}
}
// 4.1.2 Current color is the pointer one
else if (currentColor.toLowerCase() == thePointerColor.toLowerCase()) {
if (theAction == 'out') {
newColor = theDefaultColor;
}
else if (theAction == 'click' && theMarkColor != '') {
newColor = theMarkColor;
}
}
// 4.1.3 Current color is the marker one
else if (currentColor.toLowerCase() == theMarkColor.toLowerCase()) {
if (theAction == 'click') {
newColor = (thePointerColor != '')
? thePointerColor
: theDefaultColor;
}
} // end 4
// 5. Sets the new color...
if (newColor) {
var c = null;
// 5.1 ... with DOM compatible browsers except Opera
if (domDetect) {
for (c = 0; c < rowCellsCnt; c++) {
theCells[c].setAttribute('bgcolor', newColor, 0);
} // end for
}
// 5.2 ... with other browsers
else {
for (c = 0; c < rowCellsCnt; c++) {
theCells[c].style.backgroundColor = newColor;
}
}
} // end 5
return true;
}