function appendStart(level, maxLevels){
var html = getInnerHtml(level, maxLevels);
document.write(html);
}
function getInnerHtml(level, maxLevels){
var maxLevel = maxLevels;
var panelWidth;
var startWidth;
if(level == '--') {
level = 0;
}
if(maxLevel==null){
maxLevel = 5;
}
panelWidth = maxLevel* 15;
startWidth = panelWidth * (level/maxLevel);
var html = "";
html += " ";
return html;
}