//Global Declarations
var ie = (document.all) ? true : false;

// check status of left menu  then minimizes all which are "display = none" 
//also sets which defailt to leave open !!!!
function leftMenuSetup(openSub,plus,theClass){
	
	toggleClass('blueSub');
	toggleClass('redSub');
	toggleClass('cyanSub');
	toggleClass('orangeSub');
	toggleClass('purpleSub');
	toggleClass('greenSub');
	// open some
	
	showClass(openSub);
	showMinus(plus);
	changeClass(theClass);
}


function toggleClass(objClass,plusMinusClass){
//  This function will toggle obj visibil	ity of an Element
//  based on Element's Class
//  Works with IE and Mozilla based browsers

  if (getElementByClass(objClass).style.display=="none"){
    showMinus(plusMinusClass)
	showClass(objClass)
	
  }else{
    hideClass(objClass)
	showPlus(plusMinusClass)
  }
}

function hideClass(objClass){
//  This function will hide Elements by object Class
//  Works with IE and Mozilla based browsers

var elements = (ie) ? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName('*');
  for (i=0; i<elements.length; i++){
    if (elements[i].className==objClass){
      elements[i].style.display="none"
    }
  }
}

function showClass(objClass){
//  This function will show Elements by object Class
//  Works with IE and Mozilla based browsers
var elements = (ie) ? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName('*');
  for (i=0; i<elements.length; i++){
    if (elements[i].className==objClass){
      elements[i].style.display="block"
    }
  }
}

function showMinus(plusMinusClass){
//  This function will show Elements by object Class
//  Works with IE and Mozilla based browsers
var elements = (ie) ? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName('*');
  for (i=0; i<elements.length; i++){
    if (elements[i].className==plusMinusClass){
      elements[i].style.backgroundPosition="33px 0px"
    }
  }
}

function showPlus(plusMinusClass){
//  This function will show Elements by object Class
//  Works with IE and Mozilla based browsers
var elements = (ie) ? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName('*');
  for (i=0; i<elements.length; i++){
    if (elements[i].className==plusMinusClass){
      elements[i].style.backgroundPosition="0px 0px"
    }
  }
}
//new stuff
 
 function changeClass(theClass){
//  This function will show Elements by object Class
//  Works with IE and Mozilla based browsers
var elements = (ie) ? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName('*');
  for (i=0; i<elements.length; i++){
    if (elements[i].className==theClass){
      elements[i].setAttribute("class", theClass+"Current");
    }
  }
}
 
 
 
 // not used yet so could delete later on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


function toggleID(objID){
//  This function will toggle obj visibility of an Element
//  based on Element's ID
//  Works with IE and Mozilla based browsers
var element = (ie) ? document.all(objID) : document.getElementById(objID);
  if (element.style.display=="none"){
    showID(objID)
  }else{
    hideID(objID)
  }
}

function hideID(objID){
//  This function will hide Elements by object ID
//  Works with IE and Mozilla based browsers
var element = (ie) ? document.all(objID) : document.getElementById(objID);
  element.style.display="none"
}

function showID(objID){
//  This function will show Elements by object ID
//  Works with IE and Mozilla based browsers
var element = (ie) ? document.all(objID) : document.getElementById(objID);
  element.style.display="block"
}

function getElementByClass(objClass){
//  This function is similar to 'getElementByID' since there
//  is no inherent function to get an element by it's class
//  Works with IE and Mozilla based browsers
var elements = (ie) ? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName('*');
  for (i=0; i<elements.length; i++){
    //alert(elements[i].className)
    //alert(objClass)
    if (elements[i].className==objClass){
    return elements[i]
    }
  }
}