/* menu control */

function show(LAY) {
 if(DOM || MS) {
    getElem("id",LAY,null).style.visibility = "visible";
   }
 else if(NS) {
  getElem("id",LAY,null).visibility = "show";
 }

}

function hide(LAY) {
 if(DOM || MS)
  getElem("id",LAY,null).style.visibility = "hidden";
 if(NS)
  getElem("id",LAY,null).visibility = "hide";
}


var old;

if(document.layers)
{
        window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);
        window.onmousedown=mouseout;
} else
{
        document.onmousedown=mouseout;
}



function checkmenu(LAY)
{
        if(old && old!=LAY)
        {
                hide(old);
                show(LAY);
                old=LAY;
        }
        else
        {
                show(LAY);
                old=LAY;
        }

}

function mouseout()
{
        if(old)
        window.setTimeout("hide(old)", 200);
}