var dragobj = null;

function falsefunc() { return false; } // used to block cascading events

function grab(context) {
  document.onmousedown = falsefunc; // in NS this prevents cascading of events, thus disabling text selection
  dragobj = context;
  dragobj.style.zIndex = 10; // move it to the top
  document.onmousemove = drag;
  document.onmouseup = drop;
  grabx = mousex;
  graby = mousey;
  elex = orix = dragobj.offsetLeft;
  eley = oriy = dragobj.offsetTop;
  update();
}

function drag(e) { // parameter passing is important for NS family 
  if (dragobj)
  {
    elex = orix + (mousex-grabx);
    eley = oriy + (mousey-graby);
    dragobj.style.position = "absolute";
    dragobj.style.left = (elex).toString(10) + 'px';
    dragobj.style.top  = (eley).toString(10) + 'px';
  }
  update(e);
  return false; // in IE this prevents cascading of events, thus text selection is disabled
}

function drop() {
  if (dragobj)
  {
    dragobj.style.zIndex = 0;
    dragobj = null;
  }
  update();
  document.onmousemove = update;
  document.onmouseup = null;
  document.onmousedown = null;   // re-enables text selection on NS
}