function detect_old_IE(){

var browser=navigator.appVersion;

var pos=browser.indexOf("MSIE");
if (pos!=-1){
	var str=browser.substr(pos+4,4);
	var version=parseInt(str);
	if (version<=7){
		//this is IE7 or older
		return true;
	}else{
		//this is IE8 or newer
		return false;
	}
}else{
	//this is not IE
	return false;
}
}

function detect_IE(){
//detect any version of IE
var browser=navigator.appVersion;
var pos=browser.indexOf("MSIE");
if (pos!=-1){
	return true;
}else{
	return false;
}

}

//style fixes for IE7 or older
function nanochip_if_old_IE(){

var left_container='#mainbody_left';
if (detect_old_IE()){
	/*$('ul[class=eliptic]').css("margin-left","0px");
	$('#homepage_main_text').css("padding-top","30px");*/
	$(document).ready(function(){
			$(left_container+" img").css("padding-top","45px");
	});
}

if (detect_IE()){
	//styles for search text box shdows
	$("img[class=shadow_left]").css("margin-left","25px");
	$("img[class=shadow_bottom]").css("margin-right","4px");
}

}