var oldfocus = "gallery-1"; 

function showPic(whichpic) { 
  
	//Effect.toggle('placeholder',['appear'],
	var source= whichpic.getAttribute("href");
	var child = whichpic.firstChild.getAttribute("id");
		$(child).toggleClassName('selected'); 
		$(oldfocus).toggleClassName('selected');
		oldfocus = child;  
	var placeholder = document.getElementById("placeholder");
	Element.hide('placeholder');
	placeholder.setAttribute("src",source);	
	Effect.Appear('placeholder',{ duration: 0.5 }); 
	var desc = whichpic.getAttribute("rel");
	var tit = whichpic.getAttribute("title");
	$('descript').update(desc);
	$('title').update(tit);
}