// called by side bars, selects new region from form

function selectregion(form) {

	var myindex=form.region.selectedIndex;
	var pagename = form.region.options[myindex].value;
	if (pagename==''){return;}
	window.open(pagename,"home");
}

// called by side bars, selects new country or section from form

function selectcountry(form) {
	var myindex=form.country.selectedIndex;
	var pagename = form.country.options[myindex].value;
	if (pagename==''){return;}
	window.open(pagename,"home");
}

// called by main pages, loads new sidebar menu

function LoadSideBar(hrefToLoad) {

	var hrefInFrame=parent.sidebar.location.href;
	hrefInFrame=hrefInFrame.substring(hrefInFrame.lastIndexOf('/')+1,hrefInFrame.length);

	if (hrefInFrame!=hrefToLoad){
		parent.sidebar.location=hrefToLoad;
	}
}

// called by home page, load random picture when browser first opens site

function newCoverPic(maxImg,defaultImg) {
	// var maxImg = 77;
	// var defaultImg = 17;
	newImage = new Image;
	newImage.src = randomImage(maxImg,defaultImg);
	document.CoverImage.src=newImage.src;
}

function randomImage(maxInteger,defaultImg){

	var imageNumber=Math.round(Math.random()*maxInteger);
	if ((imageNumber>maxInteger)||(imageNumber<1)){
	  	ImageNumber=defaultImg;
	}
	imageNumber='coverpics/'+imageNumber+'.jpg';
	document.cookie=imageNumber;
	// enable this to test random pictures: document.cookie='';
	return imageNumber;
}



function toggleMenu(obj) {

	if (obj.style.display=='none') {
	  	obj.style.display='block';

	} else {
		obj.style.display='none';

	}

}