var displayMessageInMessageBar = function(message)
	{ 
		try
		{
		  clearTimeout(messagetimeout);
		} catch (e) {}
		
    // show messagetext
    $('messagebar').innerHTML = message;
    $('messagebar_container').show();

    // and have it disappear again		          
    messagetimeout = setTimeout("Effect.BlindUp('messagebar_container', {duration:0.5})",3000);
  }