function showPic (whichpic) { 
   if (document.getElementById) {
      document.getElementById('placeholder').src = whichpic.href;
      if (whichpic.title) {
         document.getElementById('desc').childNodes[0].nodeValue = whichpic.title;
         document.getElementById('desc1').childNodes[0].nodeValue = whichpic.name;
      }
      else {
         document.getElementById('desc').childNodes[0].nodeValue = whichpic.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
         document.getElementById('desc1').childNodes[0].nodeValue = whichpic.childNodes[0].nodeValue;
      }
      return false;
   }
   else {
      return true;
   };
};