function changeCssAttrib(cssElement, attribute, value,valueTop){
// thx to www.shanolson.net for assisting with this function. :)
	usedStyles = document.styleSheets;
	var cssList    = 0;
	var safariName = cssElement;
	
	if(cssElement.substring(0,1) == "#"){  //  this is needed for safari
		safariName = "*[ID\"" + cssElement.substring(1) + "\"]";
	}
	
	if(usedStyles){  //  ie, mozilla
		if(usedStyles[0]['rules']){  //  different way for different browsers  (IE)
			cssList = 'rules';
		} else if(usedStyles[0]['cssRules']) {  //  (Mozilla)
			cssList = 'cssRules';
		}
		
		for( i=0; i<usedStyles.length; i++){  //  walk through all loaded files
			theCSS = usedStyles[i][cssList];
			for(j=0;j<theCSS.length;j++){  //  content of all styles
				if(theCSS[j].selectorText == cssElement || theCSS[j].selectorText == safariName){  //  get the desired element
					theCSS[j].style[attribute] = value;
				}
			}
		}
		//document.getElementById('footer').style['top'] = valueTop-10 + "px";
	} else {  //  opera
		name = cssElement.substring(1);
		if(cssElement.substring(0,1) == "#"){
			elem = document.getElementById(name);
			elem.style[attribute] = value;
		} else {
			elems = document.getElementsByTagName("div");
			for(i=0;i<elems.length;i++){
				if(elems[i].getAttribute("class") == name){
					elems[i].style[attribute] = value;
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

function resizeWindow() {
	var bottomBorder = 2;
	//  get size of the page and of some elements
	var  y_used = document.body.scrollHeight;    //  used height
	
	if(window.innerHeight){  //  Mozilla, Opera
		y_possible = window.innerHeight;
		y_used += 1;
	} else if(document.body.parentNode.offsetHeight){  //  Internet Explorer
		//    y_possible = document.body.offsetHeight;  //  possible height
		y_possible = document.body.parentNode.offsetHeight;  //  possible height
		y_used += 2;
		y_possible -= 3;
	}
	
	if(y_used < (y_possible)){  //  with scrollbars
		y = y_possible;
	} else {  //  content fits in screen
		y = y_used;
	}
	//  here we change the sizes of the elements
	//  this works only with classes in safari!!!!!
	changeCssAttrib('#maincontent', 'height', (y - 250 - bottomBorder) + "px", y );
	changeCssAttrib('#spielplan', 'height', (y - 250 - bottomBorder) + "px", y );
	changeCssAttrib('#spielplandetail', 'height', (y - 250 - bottomBorder) + "px", y );
	changeCssAttrib('#spielplandetailfull', 'height', (y - 250 -bottomBorder) + "px", y );
	changeCssAttrib('#rightcolumn', 'height', (y - 200 - bottomBorder) + "px", y);
	changeCssAttrib('#rightcolumnfolge', 'height', (y - 200 - bottomBorder) + "px", y);
}