Index: HTML/ExBrowse3/html/status.js
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--- HTML/ExBrowse3/html/status.js	(revision 9804)
+++ HTML/ExBrowse3/html/status.js	(working copy)
@@ -20,6 +20,23 @@
 
 var curRep, curShuf;
 
+function $() {
+  var elements = new Array();
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+    var element = arguments[i];
+    if (typeof element == 'string')
+      element = document.getElementById(element);
+
+    if (arguments.length == 1)
+      return element;
+
+    elements.push(element);
+  }
+
+  return elements;
+}
+
 var coverartEl;
 
 function doBrowseCommand(cmd, args) {