var newwindow;
// creates a pop up for the context sensitive help pages
function poptastic(url) {
	newwindow=window.open(url,'popup','height=600,width=600,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes');
	if (window.focus) {newwindow.focus()}
}

// this one used for file storage and other things
function setstates() {
	return;
	var objId = "side-menu";
	var state = getcookie(objId);
	if (document.getElementById(objId) && state && (state == 'none')) {
		toggleToc(objId);
	}

	var objId = "toccontent";
	var state = getcookie(objId);
	if (document.getElementById(objId) && state && (state == 'none')) {
		toggleToc(objId);
	}

}


// wondering wether getexpirydate, setcookie and getcookie are all related to the old side menu? 
function getexpirydate(nodays){
	var UTCstring;
	Today = new Date();
	nomilli=Date.parse(Today);
	Today.setTime(nomilli+nodays*24*60*60*1000);
	UTCstring = Today.toUTCString();
	return UTCstring;
}

function setcookie(name,value,duration){
	cookiestring=name+"="+escape(value)+";path=/;expires="+getexpirydate(duration);
	document.cookie=cookiestring;
	if(!getcookie(name)){
		return false;
	} else {
		return true;
	}
}

function getcookie(cookiename) {
	var cookiestring=""+document.cookie;
	var index1=cookiestring.indexOf(cookiename);
	if (index1==-1 || cookiename=="") return ""; 
	var index2=cookiestring.indexOf(';',index1);
	if (index2==-1) index2=cookiestring.length; 
	return unescape(cookiestring.substring(index1+cookiename.length+1,index2));
}

// dunno what this does? remembers where you were in the content nav?  
function setDisplay(objId) {
	var toc = document.getElementById(objId);

	var state = getcookie(objId);
	if (document.getElementById(objId) && state && (state == 'none')) {
		toggleToc(objId);
	}
}