function showPic (whichpic) {
if (document.getElementById) {

document.getElementById('placeholder').style.filter="blendTrans(duration=1)";
document.getElementById('placeholder').filters.blendTrans.Apply();
document.getElementById('placeholder').src = whichpic.href;
document.getElementById('placeholder').filters.blendTrans.Play();
  if (whichpic.title) {
   document.getElementById('desc').childNodes[0].nodeValue = whichpic.title;
  } else {
   document.getElementById('desc').childNodes[0].nodeValue = whichpic.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
  }
  return false;
 } else {
  return true;
 }
}