var opacVar;
var itemCnt = 1;
var isIE = getBrowser().substr(0, 2) == 'IE' ? true : false;

var opacProp = (isIE) ? "filter" : "MozOpacity";
var opacValue;
var opacCount = 0;
function fadeInSteps()
{
 if (window.opacVar) clearTimeout(opacVar);	
	var divId = document.getElementById('step'+itemCnt);
	opacCount += 5;
	
	if(divId != undefined)
	{
		if(opacCount <= 100)
		{
			opacValue = (isIE) ? "alpha(opacity="+parseFloat(opacCount)+")" : parseFloat(opacCount/100);
			divId.style[opacProp] = opacValue;
			opacVar = setTimeout(function() {fadeInSteps();}, 50)
		}
		else
		{
			if(itemCnt <= 3)
			{
				opacCount = 0;
				itemCnt++;
				opacVar = setTimeout(function() {fadeInSteps();}, 1000);
			}
		}
	}
}