function clientSideInclude(id, url) {
  var req = false;
  // For Safari, Firefox, and other non-MS browsers
  if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
    try {
      req = new XMLHttpRequest();
    } catch (e) {
      req = false;
    }
  } else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
    // For Internet Explorer on Windows
    try {
      req = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    } catch (e) {
      try {
        req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      } catch (e) {
        req = false;
      }
    }
  }
 var element = document.getElementById(id);
 if (!element) {
  alert("Bad id " + id + 
   "passed to clientSideInclude." +
   "You need a div or span element " +
   "with this id in your page.");
  return;
 }
  if (req) {
    // Synchronous request, wait till we have it all
    req.open('GET', url, false);
    req.send(null);
    element.innerHTML = req.responseText;
  } else {
    element.innerHTML =
   "Sorry, your browser does not support " +
      "XMLHTTPRequest objects. This page requires " +
      "Internet Explorer 5 or better for Windows, " +
      "or Firefox for any system, or Safari. Other " +
      "compatible browsers may also exist.";
  }
}

var time = 3000;
var numofitems = 7;

//menu constructor
function menu(allitems,thisitem,startstate){ 
  callname= "gl"+thisitem;
  divname="subglobal"+thisitem;  
  this.numberofmenuitems = allitems;
  this.caller = document.getElementById(callname);
  this.thediv = document.getElementById(divname);
  this.thediv.style.visibility = startstate;
}

//menu methods
function ehandler(event,theobj){
  for (var i=1; i<= theobj.numberofmenuitems; i++){
    var shutdiv =eval( "menuitem"+i+".thediv");
    shutdiv.style.visibility="hidden";
  }
  theobj.thediv.style.visibility="visible";
}
				
function closesubnav(event){
  if ((event.clientY <48)||(event.clientY > 107)){
    for (var i=1; i<= numofitems; i++){
      var shutdiv =eval('menuitem'+i+'.thediv');
      shutdiv.style.visibility='hidden';
    }
  }
}

function wopen(url, name, w, h)
{
  // Fudge factors for window decoration space.
  // In my tests these work well on all platforms & browsers.
	w += 32;
	h += 96;
	var win = window.open(url, name, 'width=' + w + ', height=' + h + ', ' + 'location=no, menubar=no, ' + 'status=no, toolbar=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=no');
	win.resizeTo(w, h);
	win.focus();
}
