function addLoadEvent(generic) {
//setup onload function
if(typeof window.addEventListener != 'undefined')
{
	//.. gecko, safari, konqueror and standard
	window.addEventListener('load', generic, false);
}
else if(typeof document.addEventListener != 'undefined')
{
	//.. opera 7
	document.addEventListener('load', generic, false);
}
else if(typeof window.attachEvent != 'undefined')
{
	//.. win/ie
	window.attachEvent('onload', generic);
}

//** remove this condition to degrade older browsers
else
{
	//.. mac/ie5 and anything else that gets this far
	
	//if there's an existing onload function
	if(typeof window.onload == 'function')
	{
		//store it
		var existing = onload;
		
		//add new onload handler
		window.onload = function()
		{
			//call existing onload function
			existing();
			
			//call generic onload function
			generic();
		};
	}
	else
	{
		//setup onload function
		window.onload = generic;
	}
}
}