/*******************************************************************************
FILE NAME       :global.js
DESCRIPTION     :functions used throughout website
API DEPENDENCIES:none
*******************************************************************************/

//-- global variables begin ----------------------------------------------------

//-- global variables end ------------------------------------------------------

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//ROLLOVER FUNCTIONS BEGIN
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

//FUNCTION-- preload images
function preload_image(virtual_name, file_path, file_name)
{
 eval( virtual_name +' = new Image( )');//create a new image object
 eval( virtual_name +'.src = "' + file_path + file_name + '"' );
}

//FUNCTION-- dynamically swaps one image
function swap_image_single(image_name, image_state, image_layer)
{
 if(gBrowser.ns4 && image_layer!=null) eval('document.'+image_layer+'.document.images["'+ image_name +'"].src ='+image_name+image_state+".src");
 else document.images[image_name].src = eval(image_name + image_state + ".src");
}

//CACHE IMAGES
preload_image("about_off", "../images/common/nav/", "but01a.gif");
preload_image("about_on", "../images/common/nav/", "but01b.gif");
preload_image("ser_off", "../images/common/nav/", "but02a.gif");
preload_image("ser_on", "../images/common/nav/", "but02b.gif");
preload_image("eda_off", "../images/common/nav/", "but03a.gif");
preload_image("eda_on", "../images/common/nav/", "but03b.gif");
preload_image("pan_off", "../images/common/nav/", "but04a.gif");
preload_image("pan_on", "../images/common/nav/", "but04b.gif");
preload_image("employ_off", "../images/common/nav/", "but05a.gif");
preload_image("employ_on", "../images/common/nav/", "but05b.gif");
preload_image("req_off", "../images/common/nav/", "but06a.gif");
preload_image("req_on", "../images/common/nav/", "but06b.gif");
preload_image("resources_off", "../images/common/nav/", "but07a.gif");
preload_image("resources_on", "../images/common/nav/", "but07b.gif");

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//ROLLOVER FUNCTIONS END
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//NEW BROWSER WINDOW FUNCTIONS BEGIN
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

//FUNCTION-- creates a new 3/4 browser window for links to other websites throughout site
function _newSite(url)
{
 sitWindow= window.open(url,"newLoc",'directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,titlebar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=700,height=350');
 sitWindow.focus( );
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//NEW BROWSER WINDOW FUNCTIONS END
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------