// JavaScript Document

// ********************************
// application-specific functions *
// ********************************

function showMenu(menuNumber, eventObj) {
    //    alert(eventObj);
    hideAllMenus();
    var menuId = 'menu' + menuNumber;
    if(changeObjectVisibility(menuId, 'visible')) {
	var menuTitle = getStyleObject('menuTitle' + menuNumber);
	menuTitle.backgroundColor = '#ff9900';
	eventObj.cancelBubble = true;
	return true;
    } else {
	return false;
    }
}

function hideAllMenus() {
    for(counter = 1; counter <= numMenus; counter++) {
	changeObjectVisibility('menu' + counter, 'hidden');
	var menuTitle = getStyleObject('menuTitle' + counter);
	menuTitle.backgroundColor = '#000000';
    }
}

function general_purpose_id ( id ){

	if (document.getElementById)
		return document.getElementById(id);
	else if (document.all)
		return document.all[id];
	else
		return null;
}