function popup(theURL)  {
    return popup(theURL, "popup_window");
}

function popup(theURL,theWName) {
    if (!window.focus) return true;
    var href;
    if (typeof(theURL) == 'string') href=theURL;
    else href=theURL.href;
    var w = window.open(href,theWName,"width=550,height=450,toolbar=0,status=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,location=0,menubar=0");
    w.focus();
    return false;
}

function help(f) {
    if (!window.focus) return true;
    var href;
    href="help.jsp?topic=" + f;
    var w = window.open(href,"helpWin","width=550,height=450,toolbar=0,status=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,location=0,menubar=0");
    w.focus();
    return false;
}