//Provides hover functionality in IE6
function hoverIn(element,style){
  //alert("in: "+element.id);
  element.setAttribute('className',style);//IE only
  element.setAttribute("class", style); 
}

function hoverOut(element,style){
  //alert("out: "+element.id);
  element.setAttribute('className',style);//IE only
  element.setAttribute("class", style); 
}

var menuParentId="menuitems_parent";
var menuTdIdPrefix="menu_";
var submenuDivId="submenu_id";
var submenuUlIdPrefix="sub_";

/*function toogleSubmenuVertical(submenuDivId,submenuElementId,submenuDivIdPrefix,thisElement){
  var submenuDiv=document.getElementById(submenuDivId);
  for (child in submenuDiv.childNodes){
    if (submenuDiv.childNodes[child].id!=null && submenuDiv.childNodes[child].id.indexOf(submenuDivIdPrefix)==0){
      if (submenuDiv.childNodes[child].id==submenuElementId)submenuDiv.childNodes[child].style.display='block';
      else submenuDiv.childNodes[child].style.display='none';
    }
  }
}*/

function setHorizontalElement(element,selectStyle,unselectStyle){
  var menuParent=document.getElementById(menuParentId);
  for (child in menuParent.childNodes){
    if (menuParent.childNodes[child].id!=null && menuParent.childNodes[child].id.indexOf(menuTdIdPrefix)==0){
      if (menuParent.childNodes[child]==element) hoverIn(menuParent.childNodes[child],selectStyle);
      else hoverOut(menuParent.childNodes[child],unselectStyle);
    }
  }
  
  /*var submenuParent=document.getElementById(submenuDivId);
  for (child in submenuParent.childNodes){
    if (submenuParent.childNodes[child].id!=null && submenuParent.childNodes[child].id.indexOf(submenuUlIdPrefix)==0){
      if (submenuParent.childNodes[child].id==submenuUlIdPrefix+element.id)submenuParent.childNodes[child].style.display='block';
      else submenuParent.childNodes[child].style.display='none';
    }
  }
  */
}