Common Code for Mouse / Video manipulation

Mouse / Video code, which is common to many routines -- also include Common Code

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// Common Variables. These should be included prior to the first execution of a subroutine, at the top of the <body>

var Xmouse = 0; // mouse position
var Ymouse = 0;

var isNetscape = navigator.appName=="Netscape";

// Common Style Settings, in the <body>

if (document.all&&window.print)
document.body.style.cssText="overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:scroll"

// Common Timer and Event-Handling routines, in the <body>

// just save mouse position for animate() to use
function MoveHandler(e) {
   Xmouse = e.pageX;
   Ymouse = e.pageY;
   return true;}

// just save mouse position for animate() to use
function MoveHandlerIE() {
Xmouse = window.event.x + document.body.scrollLeft;
Ymouse = window.event.y + document.body.scrollTop;}

if (isNetscape) {
   document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE);
   document.onMouseMove = MoveHandler;}
else {
   document.onmousemove = MoveHandlerIE;}