function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0  
window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
function openWindow(url, imgW, imgH) {
wnd =  window.open(url,'','width=' + imgW + ',height=' + imgH);
wnd.window.moveTo((screen.availWidth - imgW)/2, screen.availHeight/2 - (imgH/2));return false;
}

myMenu.Registry = []
myMenu.aniLen = 250
myMenu.hideDelay = 150
myMenu.minCPUResolution = 10
//myMenu.left = 0       //  LEFT SHIFT FROM INITIAL POSITION
//myMenu.top = 0        //  TOP SHIFT FROM INITIAL POSITION
//myMenu.width = 0  //  0 - AUTO
//myMenu.height = 0 //  0 - AUTO
myMenu.parentCSSpadding = 10

// constructor
function myMenu(id, dir) {
    this.ie  = document.all ? 1 : 0
    this.ns4 = document.layers ? 1 : 0
    this.dom = document.getElementById ? 1 : 0
    this.width = myMenu.width ? myMenu.width : ((document.getElementById(id+"Table").scrollWidth > document.getElementById(id+"Parent").scrollWidth - myMenu.parentCSSpadding * 2) ? document.getElementById(id+"Table").scrollWidth : document.getElementById(id+"Parent").scrollWidth - myMenu.parentCSSpadding * 2)
    this.height = myMenu.height ? myMenu.height : document.getElementById(id+"Table").scrollHeight
    
    if (this.ie || this.ns4 || this.dom) {
        this.id          = id
        this.dir         = dir
        this.orientation = dir == "left" || dir == "right" ? "h" : "v"
        this.dirType     = dir == "right" || dir == "down" ? "-" : "+"
        this.dim         = this.orientation == "h" ? this.width : this.height
        this.hideTimer   = false
        this.aniTimer    = false
        this.open        = false
        this.over        = false
        this.startTime   = 0
        
        // global reference to this object
        this.gRef = "myMenu_"+id
        eval(this.gRef+"=this")

        // add this menu object to an internal list of all menus
        myMenu.Registry[id] = this

//      var d = document
//      d.write('<style type="text/css">')
//      d.write('#' + this.id + 'Container {')
//      d.write('visibility:hidden; ')
//      d.write('left:' + myMenu.left + 'px; ')
//      d.write('top:' + myMenu.top + 'px; ')
//      d.write('position:absolute; ')
////        d.write('border:1px solid green; ')
////        d.write('overflow:hidden; ')
//      if (this.dirType == "-") {
//          d.write('clip:rect(0 ' + (this.width + 800) + ' ' + (this.height + 800) + ' 0); ')
//      } else {
//          d.write('clip:rect(' + (this.width + 800) + ' 0 0 ' + (this.height + 800) + '); ')
//      }
//      d.write(' }')
////        d.write('#' + this.id + 'Container,
//      d.write('#' + this.id + 'Content { position:absolute; ')
////        d.write('width:' + (this.width + 200) + 'px; ')
////        d.write('height:' + (this.height + 200) + 'px; ')
//      d.write('}')
////        d.write('#' + this.id + 'Table { width:' + (this.width) + '; }')
//      d.write('</style>')

        this.load()
    }
}

myMenu.prototype.load = function() {
    var d = document
    var lyrId1 = this.id + "Container"
    var lyrId2 = this.id + "Content"
    var obj1 = this.dom ? d.getElementById(lyrId1) : this.ie ? d.all[lyrId1] : d.layers[lyrId1]
    if (obj1) var obj2 = this.ns4 ? obj1.layers[lyrId2] : this.ie ? d.all[lyrId2] : d.getElementById(lyrId2)
    var temp


    if (!obj1 || !obj2) window.setTimeout(this.gRef + ".load()", 100)
    else {
        this.container  = obj1
        this.menu       = obj2
        this.style      = this.ns4 ? this.menu : this.menu.style
        this.homePos    = eval("0" + this.dirType + this.dim)
        this.outPos     = 0
        this.accelConst = (this.outPos - this.homePos) / myMenu.aniLen / myMenu.aniLen 

        // set event handlers.
        if (this.ns4) this.menu.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEOVER | Event.MOUSEOUT);
        this.menu.onmouseover = new Function("myMenu.showMenu('" + this.id + "')")
        this.menu.onmouseout = new Function("myMenu.hideMenu('" + this.id + "')")

        //set initial state
        this.endSlide()
    }
}
    
myMenu.showMenu = function(id) {
    var reg = myMenu.Registry
    var obj = myMenu.Registry[id]

    if (obj.container) {
        obj.over = true

        // close other menus.
        

        // if this menu is scheduled to close, cancel it.
        if (obj.hideTimer) { reg[id].hideTimer = window.clearTimeout(reg[id].hideTimer) }

        // if this menu is closed, open it.
        if (!obj.open && !obj.aniTimer) reg[id].startSlide(true)
    }
}

myMenu.hideMenu = function(id) {
    // schedules the menu to close after <hideDelay> ms, which
    // gives the user time to cancel the action if they accidentally moused out
    var obj = myMenu.Registry[id]
    if (obj.container) {
        if (obj.hideTimer) window.clearTimeout(obj.hideTimer)
        obj.hideTimer = window.setTimeout("myMenu.hide('" + id + "')", myMenu.hideDelay);
    }
}

myMenu.hide = function(id) {
    var obj = myMenu.Registry[id]
    obj.over = false

    if (obj.hideTimer) window.clearTimeout(obj.hideTimer)
    
    // flag that this scheduled event has occured.
    obj.hideTimer = 0

    // if this menu is open, close it.
    if (obj.open && !obj.aniTimer) obj.startSlide(false)
}

myMenu.prototype.startSlide = function(open) {
    this[open ? "onactivate" : "ondeactivate"]()
    this.open = open
    if (open) this.setVisibility(true)
    this.startTime = (new Date()).getTime() 
    this.aniTimer = window.setInterval(this.gRef + ".slide()", myMenu.minCPUResolution)
}

myMenu.prototype.slide = function() {
    var elapsed = (new Date()).getTime() - this.startTime
    if (elapsed > myMenu.aniLen) this.endSlide()
    else {
        var d = Math.round(Math.pow(myMenu.aniLen-elapsed, 2) * this.accelConst)
        if (this.open && this.dirType == "-")       d = -d
        else if (this.open && this.dirType == "+")  d = -d
        else if (!this.open && this.dirType == "-") d = -this.dim + d
        else                                        d = this.dim + d

        this.moveTo(d)
    }
}

myMenu.prototype.endSlide = function() {
    this.aniTimer = window.clearTimeout(this.aniTimer)
    this.moveTo(this.open ? this.outPos : this.homePos)
    if (!this.open) this.setVisibility(false)
    if ((this.open && !this.over) || (!this.open && this.over)) {
        this.startSlide(this.over)
    }
}

myMenu.prototype.setVisibility = function(bShow) { 
    var s = this.ns4 ? this.container : this.container.style
    s.visibility = bShow ? "visible" : "hidden"
}
myMenu.prototype.moveTo = function(p) { 
    this.style[this.orientation == "h" ? "left" : "top"] = this.ns4 ? p : p + "px"
}
myMenu.prototype.getPos = function(c) {
    return parseInt(this.style[c])
}

// events
myMenu.prototype.onactivate     = function() { }
myMenu.prototype.ondeactivate   = function() { }