window.onload = initPage;



//creates request object for home page content swap
function createRequest(){
	try{
		request = new XMLHttpRequest();
	} catch (tryMS){
		try {
		request = new ActiveObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		}
	catch (otherMS){
		try {
			request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			}catch (failed){
				request=null;
				}
		}
}
return request;	
	}



//make dropdown visible
function DropSwap(dropthis, popthis, popheight) {
	
	var popDown=new Array('nav_who','nav_beliefs','nav_press','nav_contact', 'nav_case');
	for (i=0; i<popDown.length; i++){
		document.getElementById(popDown[i]).style.top = '120px';
		}
	
	var hideDrop=new Array('drop_who','drop_beliefs','drop_press','drop_contact', 'drop_case');
	for (i=0; i<hideDrop.length; i++){
		document.getElementById(hideDrop[i]).style.visibility = 'hidden';
		}
		
	document.getElementById(popthis).style.top = popheight;
	document.getElementById(dropthis).style.visibility = 'visible';
}

function dropout(remdrop){
	timer = setTimeout ( "hidesubnav()", 1000 ); 
	}
	
function hidesubnav(){
	document.getElementById('drop_who').style.visibility = 'hidden';
	document.getElementById('drop_beliefs').style.visibility = 'hidden';
	document.getElementById('drop_press').style.visibility = 'hidden';
	document.getElementById('drop_contact').style.visibility = 'hidden';
	document.getElementById('drop_case').style.visibility = 'hidden';
	
	
	document.getElementById('nav_who').style.top = '120px';
	document.getElementById('nav_beliefs').style.top = '120px';
	document.getElementById('nav_press').style.top = '120px';
	document.getElementById('nav_contact').style.top = '120px';
	document.getElementById('nav_case').style.top = '120px';
	}
	
	
	
function cleartimer(){
clearTimeout(timer);
}