function ResetSubMenu() {
	$('SubMenuDiv').childElements().each(
		function(s) {
			s.hide();
		}
	);
}
var CurrentMenuID = null;
var WaitingForID = null;
var LastTimerID = null;

function OpenMenu(id) {
	if (WaitingForID != id)
		MouseOut();
	LastTimerID = window.setTimeout("OpenMenu2(" + id + ")", 100);
	WaitingForID = id;
	return false;
}
function MouseOut() {
	if (LastTimerID != null) {
		window.clearTimeout(LastTimerID);
		LastTimerID != null;
	}
}
function OpenMenu2(id) {
	CurrentMenuID = id;
//	$('SubMenuDiv' + id).style.height = "";
//	$('SubMenuDiv' + id).style.width = "";
	Effect.Grow('SubMenuDiv' + id, { duration : 0.4, direction : 'top-left', beforeStart: ResetSubMenu(), queue: { position: 'end', scope: 'menuscope' }});
	return false;
}

function ToggleTop() {
	var IsExpanded = $('HeadLinesContainer').visible();

	try {
		SetCookie("IsExpanded", (IsExpanded ? "collapsed" : "expanded"), null, "/");
	} catch(e) {}

	if (IsExpanded)
		Effect.SlideUp('HeadLinesContainer', {duration : 0.5, queue: { position: 'end', scope: 'SliderScope' }});
	else
		Effect.SlideDown('HeadLinesContainer', {duration : 0.5, queue: { position: 'end', scope: 'SliderScope' }});
}
function ToggleLayer(LayerName) {
	var IsExpanded = $(LayerName).visible();
	if (IsExpanded)
		Effect.SlideUp(LayerName, {duration : 0.5});
	else
		Effect.SlideDown(LayerName, {duration : 0.5});
}
function HideLayer(LayerName, Hide) {
	if (Hide)
		$(LayerName).hide();
	else
		$(LayerName).show();
}

/*
function TryToDetectFlashVersion() {
	if (GetCookie("FlashVersion") == null) {
		var SwfVersion = GetSwfVer();
		alert(SwfVersion);
		SetCookie("FlashVersion", SwfVersion, null, "/");
	}
}
TryToDetectFlashVersion();
*/
//
// "Internal" function to return the decoded value of a cookie
//
function getCookieVal (offset) {
	var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf (";", offset);
	if (endstr == -1)
		endstr = document.cookie.length;
	return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, endstr));
}

//
//  Function to return the value of the cookie specified by "name".
//    name - String object containing the cookie name.
//    returns - String object containing the cookie value, or null if
//      the cookie does not exist.
//
function GetCookie(name) {
	var arg = name + "=";
	var alen = arg.length;
	var clen = document.cookie.length;
	var i = 0;
	while (i < clen) {
		var j = i + alen;
		if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg)
			return getCookieVal (j);
		i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1;
		if (i == 0) break; 
	}
	return null;
}

//
//  Function to create or update a cookie.
//    name - String object object containing the cookie name.
//    value - String object containing the cookie value.  May contain
//      any valid string characters.
//    [expires] - Date object containing the expiration data of the cookie.  If
//      omitted or null, expires the cookie at the end of the current session.
//    [path] - String object indicating the path for which the cookie is valid.
//      If omitted or null, uses the path of the calling document.
//    [domain] - String object indicating the domain for which the cookie is
//      valid.  If omitted or null, uses the domain of the calling document.
//    [secure] - Boolean (true/false) value indicating whether cookie transmission
//      requires a secure channel (HTTPS).  
//
//  The first two parameters are required.  The others, if supplied, must
//  be passed in the order listed above.  To omit an unused optional field,
//  use null as a place holder.  For example, to call SetCookie using name,
//  value and path, you would code:
//
//      SetCookie ("myCookieName", "myCookieValue", null, "/");
//
//  Note that trailing omitted parameters do not require a placeholder.
//
//  To set a secure cookie for path "/myPath", that expires after the
//  current session, you might code:
//
//      SetCookie (myCookieVar, cookieValueVar, null, "/myPath", null, true);
//
function SetCookie (name, value) {
	var argv = SetCookie.arguments;
	var argc = SetCookie.arguments.length;
	var expires = (argc > 2) ? argv[2] : null;
	var path = (argc > 3) ? argv[3] : null;
	var domain = (argc > 4) ? argv[4] : null;
	var secure = (argc > 5) ? argv[5] : false;
	document.cookie = name + "=" + escape (value) +
		((expires == null) ? "" : ("; expires=" + expires.toGMTString())) +
		((path == null) ? "" : ("; path=" + path)) +
		((domain == null) ? "" : ("; domain=" + domain)) +
		((secure == true) ? "; secure" : "");
}

//  Function to delete a cookie. (Sets expiration date to current date/time)
//    name - String object containing the cookie name
//
function DeleteCookie (name) {
	var exp = new Date();
	exp.setTime (exp.getTime() - 1);  // This cookie is history
	var cval = GetCookie (name);
	if (cval != null)
		document.cookie = name + "=" + cval + "; expires=" + exp.toGMTString();
}