// CLOSE THE CURTAIN WHILE THE PAGE IS BEING LOADED
var curtains = document.getElementById('CURTAIN');
changeOpacity('100');
curtains.style.width = "100%";
curtains.style.height = "100%";
curtains.style.background = "#000000 url('/chat2/assets/loader_black.gif') no-repeat 50% 50%";
	
function changeOpacity(level) {
	curtains.style.opacity = level;
	curtains.style.MozOpacity = level;
	curtains.style.KhtmlOpacity = level;
	curtains.style.filter = "alpha(opacity="+(level*100)+");";
	if(level<.05) curtains.style.display = "none";
	}

function openTheCurtain() {
	for (i=0; i<=1; i+=(1/20)) setTimeout("changeOpacity("+(1-i)+")",i*1000);
	}