// script based on original found at: http://4umi.com/web/javascript/select.php
var Utils = {   
		NOT_SUPPORTED : {},   
		DOM : {
			// was buggy here, needs param.
			getElementWithId : function(myId) {       
				var func = function(id) { 
					return Utils.NOT_SUPPORTED; 
				}       
				if(document.getElementById) {         
					func = function(id) {           
						return document.getElementById(id);        
					}       
				} else if(document.all) {         
					func = function(id) {           
						return document.all[id];         
					}       
				}
				this.getElementWithId = func;
				return func(myId);     
			}   
		},   
		Ranges : {     
			create : function() {       
				var func = function() { 
					return Utils.NOT_SUPPORTED 
				};       
				if(document.body && document.body.createTextRange) {         
					func = function() { 
						return document.body.createTextRange(); 
					}       
				} else if(document.createRange) {         
					func = function() {
						return document.createRange(); 
					}       
				}
				this.create = func;       
				return func();     
			},     
			selectNode : function(node, originalRng) {       
				var func = function() { return Utils.NOT_SUPPORTED; };       
				var rng = this.create(), method = '';       
				if(rng.moveToElementText) { method = 'moveToElementText'; }       
				else if(rng.selectNode) { method = 'selectNode'; }
				if(method)         
					func = function(node, rng) {           
						rng = rng || Utils.Ranges.create();           
						rng[method](node);           
						return rng;         
					}
				rng = null;
				this.selectNode = func;
				return func(node, originalRng);     
			}   
		},   
		Selection : {     
			clear:function() {       
				var func = function() { return Utils.NOT_SUPPORTED };       
				if( typeof document.selection !== 'undefined' ) {         
					func = function() {           
						if(document.selection && document.selection.empty) {             
							return (Utils.Selection.clear = function() {               
								if(document.selection) { document.selection.empty(); }             
							})();           
						}         
					 }       
				} else if(window.getSelection) {         
					var sel = window.getSelection();         
					if(sel.removeAllRanges) {           
						func = function() {             
							window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();           
						}         
					}         
					sel = null;       
				}       
				return (this.clear = func)();     
			},     
			add : function(originalRng) {       
				var func = function() { return Utils.NOT_SUPPORTED };       
				var rng = Utils.Ranges.create();       
				if(rng.select) {         
					func = function(rng) { rng.select(); }       
				} else if(window.getSelection) {         
					var sel = window.getSelection();         
					if(sel.addRange) {           
						func = function(rng) { window.getSelection().addRange(rng); }         
					}         
					sel = null;       
				}       
				return (this.add = func) ( originalRng );     
			}   
		} 
	};