// JavaScript Document

var curmenu = '';

function balanceColumns() { // balance the columns
	var lh = $('#leftnav').height();
	var rh = $('#contentarea').height();
	if(rh < lh) {
		$('#contentarea').height(lh);
	}
}

$(function() {
	
	// expanding left menu
	$('.nav_hdr').click(function(e) {
		var id = $(this).attr('id');
		if(id.length) {
			var check = id.split('_');
			if(check.length == 2) {
				$('.menudiv').hide();
				if(curmenu == check[0] ) {
					curmenu = '';
				} else {
					$('#'+check[0]).show();
					curmenu = check[0];
					balanceColumns();
				}
				e.preventDefault();
			}
		}
	});					 
	

	balanceColumns();

	// handle the social icons
	$('.social_icons').css({opacity:0});
	
	$('.share_this').toggle(
		function(){ $(this).addClass('blu').text('Share This:'); $('.social_icons').animate({opacity:1},400); },
		function(){ $(this).removeClass('blu').text('Share This '); $('.social_icons').animate({opacity:0},400); }
	);
	
	$('.social_icons img')
		.css({opacity:.5})
		.hover(function(){ $(this).stop(true,true).animate({opacity:1},200); },function(){ $(this).animate({opacity:.5},300); })
	;
	
	$('#emailafriend').click(function(e) {
		window.open(this.href, 'emailafriend', 'width=760,height=530,scrollbars=yes');
		e.preventDefault();																		
	} );
});