/*
 * Art Jury Software
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2003-4 The Working Group Inc.
 *
 * Developed by The Working Group Inc. 
 * http://theworkinggroup.ca
 *
 * @version $Id: general.js,v 1.1.1.1 2005/01/13 21:53:31 cameron Exp $
 *
 */

 
//**********************************************************************
/*
 *
 * Function:  showMessage()
 *
 * 		wrapper for overlib - not being used right now
 *
 * @access public
 * @return TBD
 *                
 */
function showMessage(koId) 
{
	//overlib(msg, STICKY);
	var helpWindow = 'help'+koId;
	
	if (olNs4) {
		over = o3_frame.document.layers['overDiv'];
	} else if (document.all) {
		over = o3_frame.document.all['overDiv'];
	} else if (document.getElementById) {
		over = o3_frame.document.getElementById("overDiv");
	}
	
	
	if (olNs4) {
		var lyr = o3_frame.document[helpWindow].document
		lyr.write(txt)
		lyr.close()
	} else if (typeof over.innerHTML != 'undefined') {
		if (olIe5 && isMac) over.innerHTML = '';
		over.innerHTML = txt;
	} else {
		range = o3_frame.document.createRange();
		range.setStartAfter(over);
		domfrag = range.createContextualFragment(txt);
		
		while (over.hasChildNodes()) {
			over.removeChild(over.lastChild);
		}
		
		over.appendChild(domfrag);
	}
	
	return;
}


/*
 *
 * Function:  showHelp()
 *
 * 		opens a window for the help
 *
 * @access public
 * @return TBD
 *                
 */
function showHelp(url) 
{
	if(!helpWindow || helpWindow && helpWindow.closed) {
		helpWindow = window.open(url, "HelpViewer", "width=640,height=480,top=20,right=20,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes");
	} else {
		//helpWindow.location.reload();
		helpWindow.focus();
	}
}
// defines variable outside of function to make it global
var helpWindow = null;


/*
 *
 * Function:  getObjectById()
 *
 * 		gets object by Id (wrapper for dom variations in browsers)
 *
 * @access public
 * @return TBD
 *                
 */
function getObjectById(id)
{
	var obj = false;
	if(document.getElementById){
		obj = document.getElementById(id);}
	else if(document.all){
		obj = document.all[id];}
	else if(document.layers){
		obj = document.layers[id];}
		
	return obj;
}


/*
 *
 * Function:  showHide()
 *
 * 		toggles the bort's information drawer
 *
 * @access public
 * @return TBD
 *                
 */
function showHide(id,cleanUrlBase)
{
	//alert("function successfully called");
	
	obj = getObjectById(id);
	
	if(!obj) { return false; }
	if(obj.style.display == 'none'){
		obj.style.display = '';
		document.getElementById("OpenButton"+id).src = cleanUrlBase+"images/close.gif";
	}
	else{
		obj.style.display = 'none';
		document.getElementById("OpenButton"+id).src = cleanUrlBase+"images/open.gif";
		
		// redraw content to avoid bug - turned off because it's too flashy - dwc
		//redrawParentElement('content');
	}	
}


/*
 *
 * Function:  redrawParentElement()
 *
 * 		redraws the parent node, to force changes in the dom
 *
 * @access public
 * @return TBD
 *                
 */
function redrawParentElement(thisId) {
	thisContent = document.getElementById(thisId);
	thisContent.parentNode.replaceChild(thisContent, thisContent);
}