/** 
Partial function set taken from:
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Whitespace_in_the_DOM
**/

function is_all_ws( nod )
{
  // Use ECMA-262 Edition 3 String and RegExp features
  return !(/[^\t\n\r ]/.test(nod.data));
}
	
function is_ignorable( nod )
{
  return ( nod.nodeType == 8) || // A comment node
         ( (nod.nodeType == 3) && is_all_ws(nod) ); // a text node, all ws
}
	
function node_before( sib )
{
  while ((sib = sib.previousSibling)) {
    if (!is_ignorable(sib)) return sib;
  }
  return null;
}
	
function node_after( sib )
{
  while ((sib = sib.nextSibling)) {
    if (!is_ignorable(sib)) return sib;
  }
  return null;
}