<p id="p1_id">test p1</p>
<p id="p2_id" style="display:none">test p2</p>
if(document.getElementById("p1_id").style.display=="none")
document.write("p1 not visible <br />");
else
document.write("p1 visible <br />");
if(document.getElementById("p2_id").style.display=="none")
document.write("p2 not visible");
else
document.write("p2 visible");
/*
run:
test p1
p1 visible
p2 not visible
*/