// Center a positionable element whose name is passed as 
// a parameter in the current window/frame, and show it
function centerOnWindow(elemID) {
    // 'obj' is the positionable object
    var obj = getRawObject(elemID);

    // window scroll factors
    var scrollX = 0, scrollY = 0;
    if (document.body && typeof document.body.scrollTop != "undefined") {
        scrollX += document.body.scrollLeft;
        scrollY += document.body.scrollTop;
        if (document.body.parentNode && 
            typeof document.body.parentNode.scrollTop != "undefined") {
            scrollX += document.body.parentNode.scrollLeft;
            scrollY += document.body.parentNode.scrollTop;
        }
    } else if (typeof window.pageXOffset != "undefined") {
        scrollX += window.pageXOffset;
        scrollY += window.pageYOffset;
    }
    var x = Math.round((getInsideWindowWidth()/2) - (getObjectWidth(obj)/2)) + scrollX;
    var y = Math.round((getInsideWindowHeight()/2) - (getObjectHeight(obj)/2)) + scrollY;

    shiftTo(obj, x, y);
    show(obj);
}