//Used in the Menu Panel
function switchObj(name, expanded){
	this.expanded_=expanded;
	this.name_=name;
	
	this.switchState= function(){
		if (this.expanded_) {
			Effect.SlideUp(this.name_,{ queue: 'end' });
		}
		else {
			Effect.SlideDown(this.name_,{ queue: 'end' });			
		}		
		this.expanded_=!this.expanded_;
		return false;
	}
}

//Used in the Calculator to switch between calculator's views
function fadeObj(name, expanded){
	this.expanded_=expanded;
	this.name_=name;

	this.switchState= function(){
		if (this.expanded_) {
			Effect.Fade(this.name_,{ queue: 'end' });
		}
		else {
			Effect.Appear(this.name_,{ queue: 'end' });
		}
		this.expanded_=!this.expanded_;
		return false;
	}
}

//Used in the Calculator and in the Newsletter Archive to hide some areas
function foldableObj(name, expanded){
	this.expanded_=expanded;
	this.name_=name;

    if(!this.expanded_){
        $(name).hide();
    }

	this.switchState= function(){
		if (this.expanded_) {
			Effect.BlindUp(this.name_,{ queue: 'end' });
		}
		else {
			Effect.BlindDown(this.name_,{ queue: 'end' });			
		}		
		this.expanded_=!this.expanded_;
		return false;
	}
	
	this.setExpanded= function(expanded){
		this.expanded_=expanded;
		return false;
	}
}

function createCookie(name,value,days) {
    var expires;
    if (days) {
        var date = new Date();
        date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
        expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
    }
    else expires = "";
    document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

function readCookie(name) {
    var nameEQ = name + "=";
    var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
    for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
        var c = ca[i];
        while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
        if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
    }
    return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
    createCookie(name,"",-1);
}

function hRefresh(){
	docHeight = YAHOO.util.Dom.getDocumentHeight();
	return false;
}