/*
        Credit where credit is due....

	Written by Design Technologist
		- Seth Van Booven [svanbooven@sacbee.com]
		
	Copyright © The Sacramento Bee
	Created by the New Media Department
	Created: March 01, 2001 (sv)  /  Last update: 11/29/01 (sv)
	
	****************************************************
		IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
		THEN YOU DON'T BELONG HERE.
		.........................CLOSE IMMEDIATELY!
	****************************************************
------------------------------------------------------------*/

if (!ns4) {

var navActive;
var timerID;

function nav(name, menuExist) 
	{
	this.name      = name;
	this.menuExist = menuExist;
	}

navItem    = new Array();
navItem[0] = new nav('local_news', 'yes');
navItem[1] = new nav('sports', 'yes');
navItem[2] = new nav('classifieds', 'yes');
navItem[3] = new nav('opinions', 'yes');
navItem[4] = new nav('lifestyles', 'yes');
navItem[5] = new nav('entertainment', 'yes');

function showMenu(navInput) 
	{
	if (document.getElementById) document.getElementById('M' + navInput).style.visibility = 'visible';
	if (document.all) document.all['M' + navInput].style.visibility = 'visible';
	if (document.layers) document.layers['M' + navInput].visibility = 'show';
	}

function hideMenu(navInput) 
	{
	if (document.getElementById) document.getElementById('M' + navInput).style.visibility = 'hidden';
	if (document.all) document.all['M' + navInput].style.visibility = 'hidden';
	if (document.layers) document.layers['M' + navInput].visibility = 'hide';
	}

function activateMenu(navInput) 
	{
	stopTimer();
	for (i = 0; i < navItem.length; i++) 
		{
		if (navItem[i].name == navInput) 
			{
			//showNav(navItem[i].name);
			if (navItem[i].menuExist == 'yes') showMenu(navItem[i].name);
			}
		else 
			{
			//hideNav(navItem[i].name);
			if (navItem[i].menuExist == 'yes') hideMenu(navItem[i].name);
			}
		}
	}

function setTimer(navInput) 
	{
	for (i = 0; i < navItem.length; i++) 
		{
		if (navItem[i].name == navInput && navItem[i].menuExist == 'yes') 
			{
			navActive = navItem[i].name;
			timerID   = setTimeout('/* hideNav(navActive), */ hideMenu(navActive)', 500);
			}
		else if (navItem[i].name == navInput) 
			{
			navActive = navItem[i].name;
			//timerID   = setTimeout('hideNav(navActive)', 500);
			}
		}
	}

function stopTimer() 
	{
	clearTimeout(timerID);
	}

}