//---------------------------------------------------
	// AUTHOR: PAUL ASPDEN
	// DATE: 31/05/2006
	// DESCRIPTION: ALL GLOBAL FUNCTIONS
	//---------------------------------------------------
	
	//---------------------------------------------------
	// OBJECT MOVER
	// MOVES OBJECTS TO TARGET X AND Y COORDINATES
	//
	// tX = target x 
	// tY = target Y 
	// s = speed 
	// object = target object
	//
	//---------------------------------------------------

	
	_global.fncObjectMover = function(tX, tY, s, object) {
		
		object = eval(object);
		
		if(Math.abs(object._x - tX) < 0.5) {
			object._x = tX;
		} else {
			object._x = object._x + ((tX - object._x) / s);
		}		
		
		if(Math.abs(object._y - tY) < 0.5) {
			object._y = tY;
		} else {
			object._y = object._y + ((tY - object._y) / s);
		}

	};
	
	//---------------------------------------------------
	// OBJECT FADER
	// FADES OBJECTS TO TARGET ALPHA
	//
	// tA = target alpha
	// s = speed
	// object = target object
	//
	//---------------------------------------------------
	
	_global.fncObjectFader = function(tA, s, object) {
		
		object = eval(object);
		
		if(Math.abs(object._x - tA) < 0.5) {
			
			object._alpha = tA;
			
		} else {
			
			object._alpha = object._alpha + ((tA - object._alpha) / s);

		}		

	};

	
	//---------------------------------------------------
	// OBJECT ROTOR
	// FADERS OBJECTS TO TARGET ALPHA
	//
	// tR = target rotation
	// s = speed
	// object = target object
	//
	//---------------------------------------------------
	
	_global.fncObjectRotor = function(tA, s, object) {
		
		object = eval(object);
		
		if(Math.abs(object._rotation - tA) < 0.5) {
			
			object._rotation = tA;
			
		} else {
			
			object._rotation = object._rotation + ((tA - object._rotation) / s);

		}	

	};
	

	//---------------------------------------------------
	// OBJECT PRINTER
	// PRINT AN OBJECT FROM THE STAGE
	//
	// object = target object
	// format = print out format ("bmovie", "bmax", or "bframe")
	//
	//---------------------------------------------------	
	
	_global.fncPrintObject = function(format, object) {
		
		object = eval(object);
		
		switch (format) { 
		
			case "bmovie" : 
			print (object, "bmovie");
			break;
			
			case "bmax" : 
			print (object, "bmax");
			break;
			
			case "bframe" : 
			print (object, "bframe");
			break;
			
			default : 
			print (object, "bmax");
			break; 
		
		}
		
	};