var ContainerID = "attentionid";
        var ColorMask = "#00FFEE";
        var FadePause = 100;
        var numlist = "0123456789ABCDEF".split("");
        var pointer = 15;
        var direction = 'up';
        var counter = 0;
        var MaxChanges = 0;
        if( FadePause < 1 ) { FadePause = 1; }
        function FadeColorInOut() {
        if( pointer == 15 ) { direction = 'down'; }
        else if( pointer == 0 ) { direction = 'up'; }
        if( direction == 'up' ) { pointer++; }
        else { pointer--; }
        counter++;
        if( MaxChanges > 0 && counter > MaxChanges ) { clearInterval(Changing); }
        re = /0/g;
        var thiscolor = ColorMask.replace(re,numlist[pointer]);
        document.getElementById(ContainerID).style.background = thiscolor;
        }
        setInterval("FadeColorInOut()",FadePause);

function changeColour(elementId) {
    var interval=1000;
    var colour1="#33aa00";
    var colour2="#ff4400";
    if (document.getElementById) {
        var element=document.getElementById(elementId);
        element.style.color = (element.style.color == colour1) ? colour2 : colour1;
        setTimeout("changeColour('" + elementId + "')", interval);
    }
}