statusBar = null;
statusBarInitColor = null;
currentStatusText = " ";

function setStatus(text, isReady, flash, showAlert) {
    currentStatusText = text;
    statusBar.innerHTML = text;
    if (flash) {
        statusBar.style.backgroundColor = "red";
    } else {
        statusBar.style.backgroundColor = statusBarInitColor;
    }
    if (isReady) {
        setTimeout("setStatus('Ready', false, false)", 5000);
    }
    if (showAlert) {
        ftp.alert(text);
    }
}

function setToolTip(text) {
    statusBar.innerHTML = text;
}

function clearToolTip() {
    statusBar.innerHTML = currentStatusText;
}