// JavaScript Document

//----------------Browser check------------------------------------------------
function browsecchk() {
var browser     = '';
var version     = '';
var entrance    = '';
var cond        = '';
// BROWSER?
if (browser == ''){
if (navigator.appName.indexOf('Microsoft') != -1)
browser = 'IE'
else if (navigator.appName.indexOf('Netscape') != -1)
browser = 'Netscape'
else browser = 'IE';
}
if (version == ''){
version= navigator.appVersion;
paren = version.indexOf('(');
whole_version = navigator.appVersion.substring(0,paren-1);
version         = parseInt(whole_version);
}
if (browser == 'IE') document.write('<'+'link rel="stylesheet" href="styles/ie.css" />');
//if (browser == 'Netscape' && version >= 2.02) document.write('<'+'link rel="stylesheet" href="nn.css" />');
}

//----------------Sliding for buzz---------------------------------------------
function closeSlide(elementId) {
	var element = document.getElementById(elementId);
	animate(elementId, 315, 0, 0, 600, 250, null);
    element.up = true;
    element.down = false;
	//element.style.visibility = 'hidden';
}
function slide(elementId, headerElement) {
	var element = document.getElementById(elementId);
	var tabID = document.getElementById('buzzArticles')
	var emNodes = tabID.getElementsByTagName('li')
	var max = emNodes.length
	for(var i = 0;i < max;i++)
	   {
	   var nodeObj = emNodes.item(i)
	   nodeObj.style.width = '0px';
	   nodeObj.style.top = '0px';
	   nodeObj.style.visibility = 'hidden';
	   }
      element.style.visibility = 'visible';
	  animate(elementId, 310, 0, 368, 600, 250, null);
      element.down = false;
      element.up = true;
      headerElement.innerHTML = 'click here read';
}

//-----------------textfields----------------------------------//
function clearText(thefield){
if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value)
thefield.value = ""
}
function checkText(thefield){
if (thefield.value == "")
{
thefield.value = thefield.defaultValue
}
}