function showPic (whichpic) {

 if (document.getElementById) {

  document.getElementById('placeholder')

  .src = whichpic.href;

  if (whichpic.title) {

   document.getElementById('desc')

  .childNodes[0].nodeValue = whichpic.title;

  } else {

   document.getElementById('desc')

  .childNodes[0].nodeValue = whichpic.childNodes[0].nodeValue;

  }

  return false;

 } else {

  return true;

 }

}