//initialise general counter variable for page
current = 0;
curlocation= "none";


// directory switcher
function showDir(elementID){
	// is something open?
	if (current != 0){
		//close current
		oldoff='switchoff_'+current;
		oldon='switchon_'+current;
		olddetails='details_'+current;
		oldhead= 'head_'+current;
		
		Element.hide(oldoff);
		Element.show(oldon);
		
		Element.addClassName(oldhead,'dir-head');
		Element.removeClassName(oldhead,'dir-head-on');
		
		Effect.BlindUp(olddetails, {
			afterFinish:function(){
				newoff='switchoff_'+elementID;
				newon='switchon_'+elementID;
				newdetails='details_'+elementID;
				newhead = 'head_'+elementID;
				
				Element.show(newoff);
				Element.hide(newon);
				
				Effect.BlindDown(newdetails,{afterFinish: function (){
					Element.removeClassName(newhead,'dir-head');
					Element.addClassName(newhead,'dir-head-on');
					new Effect.ScrollTo(newhead);
			}
		});
				
				current = elementID;
			}
		});
		
	}else{
		newoff='switchoff_'+elementID;
		newon='switchon_'+elementID;
		newdetails='details_'+elementID;
		newhead = 'head_'+elementID;
		
		Element.show(newoff);
		Element.hide(newon);
		
		Effect.BlindDown(newdetails,{afterFinish: function (){
				Element.removeClassName(newhead,'dir-head');
				Element.addClassName(newhead,'dir-head-on');
					new Effect.ScrollTo(newhead);
				
			}
		});
		current = elementID;
	}
}

function hideDir(elementID){
		newoff='switchoff_'+elementID;
		newon='switchon_'+elementID;
		newdetails='details_'+elementID;
		newhead = 'head_'+elementID;
		
		Element.show(newon);
		Element.hide(newoff);
		
		Element.removeClassName(newhead,'dir-head-on');
		Element.addClassName(newhead,'dir-head');
		
		Effect.BlindUp(newdetails);
		current = 0;
}

function showCon(elementID){
	
		newoff='switchoff_'+elementID;
		newon='switchon_'+elementID;
		newdetails='details_'+elementID;
		newhead = 'head_'+elementID;
		
		Element.show(newoff);
		Element.hide(newon);
		Element.removeClassName(newhead,'dir-head');
		Element.addClassName(newhead,'dir-head-on');
		
		Effect.BlindDown(newdetails);
}

function hideCon(elementID){
		newoff='switchoff_'+elementID;
		newon='switchon_'+elementID;
		newdetails='details_'+elementID;
		newhead = 'head_'+elementID;
		
		Element.show(newon);
		Element.hide(newoff);
		Element.removeClassName(newhead,'dir-head-on');
		Element.addClassName(newhead,'dir-head');
		
		Effect.BlindUp(newdetails);
}

function openLoc(elementID){
	if (curlocation != 'none' && curlocation != elementID){
		Element.hide(curlocation);
	}
	Element.show(elementID);
	curlocation= elementID;
}


function houseJump(){
	var hotid= $F('house');
	var url = "news.php?cmd=view&id="+hotid;
	document.location = url;
}

function senateJump(){
	var hotid= $F('senate');
	var url = "news.php?cmd=view&id="+hotid;
	document.location = url;
}

function conJump(){
	var conid= $F('constituency');
	var url = "constituencies.php?cmd=view&conid="+conid;
	document.location = url;
}


function checkVoice(){

	 var hasError='no';
	 var errors ="<p>The following errors require correction in order to proceed:</p>\r\r<ul>"
	 
	if($F('name') == ''){
		errors = errors + "<li>Your Name must be entered</li>\r";
		$('name_check').innerHTML ='<img src="images/bad.gif" />';
		hasError = 'yes';
	}
	if($F('title') == ''){
		errors = errors + "<li>You must enter a subject or title</li>\r";
		$('title_check').innerHTML ='<img src="images/bad.gif" />';
		hasError = 'yes';
	}
	
	var email= $F('email');
	
	if (!checkmail(email)){
		errors = errors + "<li>Your Email Address is incorrect</li>\r";
		$('email_check').innerHTML ='<img src="images/bad.gif" />';
		hasError = 'yes';
	} else{
		$('email_check').innerHTML ='';
	}
	
	if($F('location') == ''){
		errors = errors + "<li>You must be enter your location</li>\r";
		$('location_check').innerHTML ='<img src="images/bad.gif" />';
		hasError = 'yes';
	}else{
		$('location_check').innerHTML ='';
	}
	
	if($F('message') == ''){
		errors = errors + "<li>You must enter a message</li>\r";
		$('message_check').innerHTML ='<img src="images/bad.gif" />';
		hasError = 'yes';
	}else{
		$('message_check').innerHTML ='';
	}
	
	if (hasError=='yes'){
		$('errors').innerHTML = errors +"</ul>";
		return false;
	}
	
	return true;
}

function partyHistory(toClose, toOpen){
	new Effect.ScrollTo('container');
	Effect.toggle(toClose, 'Blind',{
		afterFinish:function(){
			Effect.toggle(toOpen,'Blind');
		}
	});
}

function checkmail(str){
var filter=/^([\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)*)@((?:[\w-]+\.)*\w[\w-]{0,66})\.([a-z]{2,6}(?:\.[a-z]{2})?)$/i
if (filter.test(str))
testresults=true
else{
testresults=false
}
return (testresults)
}

// MAIL A FRIEND

function mailFriend(){
	if($F('email') == ''){
		alert("You must enter an email address to send the article to");
		$('email').focus();
		return false;
	}else if($F('mymail') == ''){
		alert("You must enter your own email address");
		$('mymail').focus();
		return false;
	}
	
	var pars = Form.serialize('newsmail');
	var url = "mailfriend.php";
	
	var doThis = new Ajax.Updater (
		'mailform',
		url,
		{
			method: 'post',
			parameters: pars,
			evalScripts: true
			});
}





// addevent function
function addEvent(obj, evType, fn){ 
 if (obj.addEventListener){ 
   obj.addEventListener(evType, fn, false); 
   return true; 
 } else if (obj.attachEvent){ 
   var r = obj.attachEvent("on"+evType, fn); 
   return r; 
 } else { 
   return false; 
 } 
}