function tigra_tables (
                str_tableid, // table id (req.)
                num_header_offset, // how many rows to skip before applying effects at the begining (opt.)
                num_footer_offset, // how many rows to skip at the bottom of the table (opt.)
                str_odd_color, // background color for odd rows (opt.)
                str_even_color, // background color for even rows (opt.)
                str_mover_color, // background color for rows with mouse over (opt.)
                str_onclick_color // background color for marked rows (opt.)
        ) {

         // skip non DOM browsers
        if (typeof(document.all) != 'object') return;

        // validate required parameters
        if (!str_tableid) return alert ("No table(s) ID specified in parameters");
        var obj_tables = (document.all ? document.all[str_tableid] : document.getElementById(str_tableid));
        if (!obj_tables) return alert ("Can't find table(s) with specified ID (" + str_tableid + ")");

        // set defaults for optional parameters
        var col_config = [];
        col_config.header_offset = (num_header_offset ? num_header_offset : 0);
        col_config.footer_offset = (num_footer_offset ? num_footer_offset : 0);
        col_config.odd_color = (str_odd_color ? str_odd_color : '');
        col_config.even_color = (str_even_color ? str_even_color : '');
        col_config.mover_color = (str_mover_color ? str_mover_color : '');
        col_config.onclick_color = (str_onclick_color ? str_onclick_color : '');
        
        // init multiple tables with same ID
        if (obj_tables.length)
                for (var i = 0; i < obj_tables.length; i++)
                        tt_init_table(obj_tables[i], col_config);
        // init single table
        else
                tt_init_table(obj_tables, col_config);
}

function tt_init_table (obj_table, col_config) {
        var col_lconfig = [],
                col_trs = obj_table.rows;
        for (var i = col_config.header_offset; i < col_trs.length - col_config.footer_offset; i++) {
                col_trs[i].config = col_config;
                col_trs[i].lconfig = col_lconfig;
                col_trs[i].set_color = tt_set_color;
                col_trs[i].onmouseover = tt_mover; 
                col_trs[i].onmouseout = tt_mout;
                col_trs[i].onmousedown = tt_onclick;
                col_trs[i].order = (i - col_config.header_offset) % 2;
                col_trs[i].onmouseout();
        }
}
function tt_set_color(str_color) {
        this.style.backgroundColor = str_color;
}

// event handlers
function tt_mover () {
        if (this.lconfig.clicked != this)
                this.set_color(this.config.mover_color);
}
function tt_mout () {
        if (this.lconfig.clicked != this)
                this.set_color(this.order ? this.config.odd_color : this.config.even_color);
}
function tt_onclick () {
        if (this.lconfig.clicked == this) {
                this.lconfig.clicked = null;
                this.onmouseover();
        }
        else {
                var last_clicked = this.lconfig.clicked;
                this.lconfig.clicked = this;
                if (last_clicked) last_clicked.onmouseout();
                this.set_color(this.config.onclick_color);
        }
}