counter_tooltip = null;
   document.onmousemove = update_counter_tooltip;

   function update_counter_tooltip( e )
   {
     x = (document.all) ? window.event.x + document.body.scrollLeft : e.pageX;
     y = (document.all) ? window.event.y + document.body.scrollTop  : e.pageY;
     if( counter_tooltip != null )
     {
       counter_tooltip.style.left = ( x - 100 ) + 'px';
       counter_tooltip.style.top  = ( y - 100 ) + 'px';
     }
   }

   function show_counter_tooltip()
   {
     get_counterValue();
     counter_tooltip = document.getElementById( 'counter' );
     set_opacity( counter_tooltip, 80 );
     counter_tooltip.style.display = 'block';
     update_counter_tooltip;
   }

   function hide_counter_tooltip()
   {
     counter_tooltip.style.display = 'none';
   }

   function get_counterValue()
   {
     var myAjax = new Ajax.Request(
                                    '/Reise-Urlaub-Ferien/counter/output_counter.php?update_srting=' + new Date().getTime(),
                                    { method: 'get', onComplete: show_counterValue }
                                  );
   }

   function show_counterValue( originalRequest )
   {
     $('counter').innerHTML = originalRequest.responseText;
   }

   function get_reise_copyright() { new Ajax.Request( '/Reise-Urlaub-Ferien/copyright_output_reise.php', { method: 'get', onComplete: show_reise_copyright } ); }

   function show_reise_copyright( originalRequest ) { $('reise_copyright').innerHTML = originalRequest.responseText; }