// Transparent png in IE6 -------------------------------------
function fixPNG(element)
{

  //if IE 5.5-6
  if (/MSIE (5\.5|6).+Win/.test(navigator.userAgent))
  {
    var src;
    if (element.tagName=='IMG') // if IMG
    {
        src = element.src;
        element.src = "/assets/images/blank.gif"; //replace the image by transparent gif
    }
    else // if not IMG
    {
      src = element.currentStyle.backgroundImage.match(/url\("(.+)"\)/i);
      if (src)
      {
        src = src[1]; 
        element.runtimeStyle.backgroundImage="none"; 
      }
    }
    // use AlphaImageLoader
    if (src) element.runtimeStyle.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='" + src + "',sizingMethod='crop')";
  }
  
}