function Browser() {
	var b=navigator.appName;
	if (b=="Netscape") this.b="ns";
	else if ((b=="Opera") || (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")>0)) this.b = "opera";
	else if (b=="Microsoft Internet Explorer") this.b="ie";
	if (!b) alert('Unidentified browser./nThis browser is not supported,');
	this.version=navigator.appVersion;
	this.v=parseInt(this.version);
	this.ns=(this.b=="ns" && this.v>=4);
	this.ns4=(this.b=="ns" && this.v==4);
	this.ns6=(this.b=="ns" && this.v==5);
	this.ie=(this.b=="ie" && this.v>=4);
	this.ie4=(this.version.indexOf('MSIE 4')>0);
	this.ie5=(this.version.indexOf('MSIE 5')>0);
	this.ie55=(this.version.indexOf('MSIE 5.5')>0);
	this.opera=(this.b=="opera");
	this.dom=(document.createElement && document.appendChild && document.getElementsByTagName)?true:false;
	this.def=(this.ie||this.dom); // most used browsers, for faster if loops
	var ua=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
	if ((this.win32=(ua.indexOf("win")>-1))) this.platform="win32";
	else if ((this.mac=(ua.indexOf("mac")>-1))) this.platform="mac";
	else {this.other=true;this.platform="other";};
	this.lang=((this.ie)?navigator.browserLanguage:navigator.language).substring(0,2)
}
is = new Browser();