IE4 = (document.all) ? true: false;

function newAlert(title,mess,icon,mods) {
   (IE4) ? makeMsgBox(title,mess,icon,0,0,mods) : alert(mess);
}

function newConfirm(title,mess,icon,defbut,mods) {
   if (IE4) {
      icon = (icon==0) ? 0 : 2;
      defbut = (defbut==0) ? 0 : 1;
      retVal = makeMsgBox(title,mess,icon,4,defbut,mods);
      retVal = (retVal==6);
   }
   else {
      retVal = confirm(mess);
   }
   return retVal;
}

function newPrompt(title,mess,def) {
   retVal = (IE4) ? makeInputBox(title,mess,def) : prompt(mess,def);
   return retVal;
}

function IEBox(title,mess,icon,buts,defbut,mods) {
   retVal = (IE4) ? makeMsgBox(title,mess,icon,buts,defbut,mods) : null;
   return retVal;
}