// JavaScript Document
function addEvent( obj, type, fn ) {
	if (obj.addEventListener) {
		obj.addEventListener( type, fn, false );
		EventCache.add(obj, type, fn);
	}
	else if (obj.attachEvent) {
		obj["e"+type+fn] = fn;
		obj[type+fn] = function() { obj["e"+type+fn]( window.event ); }
		obj.attachEvent( "on"+type, obj[type+fn] );
		EventCache.add(obj, type, fn);
	}
	else {
		obj["on"+type] = obj["e"+type+fn];
	}
}
	
var EventCache = function(){
	var listEvents = [];
	return {
		listEvents : listEvents,
		add : function(node, sEventName, fHandler){
			listEvents.push(arguments);
		},
		flush : function(){
			var i, item;
			for(i = listEvents.length - 1; i >= 0; i = i - 1){
				item = listEvents[i];
				if(item[0].removeEventListener){
					item[0].removeEventListener(item[1], item[2], item[3]);
				};
				if(item[1].substring(0, 2) != "on"){
					item[1] = "on" + item[1];
				};
				if(item[0].detachEvent){
					item[0].detachEvent(item[1], item[2]);
				};
				item[0][item[1]] = null;
			};
		}
	};
}();

addEvent(window,'unload',EventCache.flush);

//create an accessible, collapsable menu for the sidebar
function switchMenu(obj) {
  var el = document.getElementById(obj);
  if ( el.style.display != 'none' ) {
    el.style.display = 'none';
  }
  else {
    el.style.display = 'block';
  }
}
function $() {
	var elements = new Array();
	for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
		var element = arguments[i];
		if (typeof element == 'string')
			element = document.getElementById(element);
		if (arguments.length == 1)
			return element;
		elements.push(element);
	}
	return elements;
}

function collapseAll(objs) {
  var i;
  for (i=0;i<objs.length;i++ ) {
    objs[i].style.display = 'none';
  }
}

// this function will 'hide' the sections that you want to  hide. Those sections must have individual IDs and the ids are listed here in single quotes. Replace 'hide1' and 'hide2' with your id names.
 
function pageLoad() {
  collapseAll($('aboutlinks','peoplelink','currentlinks','faclinks','careerlinks'));
}
addEvent(window,'load',pageLoad);
