| absLeft | returns left element position related to window |
| absTop | returns top element position related to window |
| attachEvent | adds any user-defined handler to available events |
| date2str | converts date into string |
| detachEvent | detaches a handler from an event |
| newId | returns (and reserves) next unique ID for any purposes |
| s2b | converts string to boolean and returns true|false (useful for XML) |
| s2j | converts string into JSON format |
| screenDim | returns top/bottom coords for visible screen area including scrolls |
| selectTextRange | selects text in input/textarea |
| str2date | converts string into date |
| trim | removes spaces in the beginning and end of string |