 the pixels constant after the values
               // and move the element.
               var px = document.layers ? "" : "px";
               this.style.left =  x + px;
               this.style.top =  this.current_y + px;
                              
               setTimeout(this.id + "_obj.floatElement()", 100);
            }
            
            element.floatElement();
            return element;
          }

         /**
          * Finds an HTML element by its ID and makes it floatable over 