function crossBrowserLinkClick(element) {
	if (element.click) {
		element.click();
	} else {
		var href = element.href;
		//strip off the leading 'javascript:'
		var func;
		
		if (href.indexOf('javascript:') > -1) {
			func = href.substr(11);
		} else
			func = href;
			
		//strip the space off (encoded as %20)
		if (func.substr(0, 3) == '%20')
			func = func.substr(3);	

		//run the function
		eval(func);
	}
}