//globals
 var pausedticker;
 var pause_back;
 var interval;
 var counter;
 var msga;
 pausedticker = false;
 counter = 0;
 //ajax to get headlines
  msga = new Array(	'<a href="http://www.pigeonbasics.com/news/news371.html" style="font-weight: normal;">East Lothian Club second to be hit with tax changes...<\/a>', 
   					'<a href="http://www.pigeonbasics.com/news/news370.html" style="font-weight: normal;">Pigeon Racing a Sport: MP gives backing...<\/a>', 
   					'<a href="http://www.pigeonbasics.com/news/news369.html" style="font-weight: normal;">Fanciers fight to save Grade II listed pigeon loft...<\/a>');
 var sub_menu = new Array(	'sub-menu-home', 
   							'sub-menu-articles', 
   							'sub-menu-news', 
   							'sub-menu-clubs', 
   							'sub-menu-forum', 
   							'sub-menu-weather', 
   							'sub-menu-oneloft', 
   							'sub-menu-shop',
   							'sub-menu-default');
 var top_menu = new Array(	'top-menu-home', 
   							'top-menu-articles', 
   							'top-menu-news', 
   							'top-menu-clubs', 
   							'top-menu-forum', 
   							'top-menu-weather', 
   							'top-menu-oneloft', 
   							'top-menu-shop');
 var showing=sub_menu.length-1;

 function appmenu(tab)	{
  document.getElementById(top_menu[showing]).className='';
  document.getElementById(sub_menu[showing]).className='hidden';
  document.getElementById(top_menu[tab]).className='hover_sub_menu';   document.getElementById(sub_menu[tab]).className='show';
  showing=tab;
  pause_back=true;
 } //end appmenu function
    
 function over_menu() {
  timed_over_menu();
  interval = setInterval("timed_over_menu()", 1500);
 } //end function over_menu
 
 function timed_over_menu() {
  if(pause_back==false) {
   document.getElementById(sub_menu[showing]).className='hidden';
   document.getElementById(top_menu[showing]).className='';
   document.getElementById(sub_menu[default_menu]).className='show';
   document.getElementById(top_menu[default_menu]).className='hover_sub_menu';
   showing=default_menu;
   window.clearInterval(interval);
  }
 }
 
//news functions

 function newstick() {
  if(pausedticker==false) {
   document.getElementById('tick-news').innerHTML = msga[counter++%msga.length];
  }
 } //end newstick

 function newsticker() {
  newstick();
  setInterval("newstick()", 2000);
 } //end newsticker
   
//login toggle
function togglelogin() {
 var element = document.getElementById('searchbarbox').getElementsByTagName('form');
 if(element[0].className=='hidden') {
  element[1].className='hidden';
  element[0].className='show';
 } else {
  element[0].className='hidden';
  element[1].className='show';
 }
 return(false);
} //end togglelogin function

//general
 function when_loaded(m) {
  default_menu=m;
  document.getElementById(sub_menu[m]).className='show';
  document.getElementById(top_menu[m]).className='hover_sub_menu';
  showing=m;
  newsticker(); 
} //end when_loaded function