function el( id ) {
	return document.getElementById( id );
}

function selectItem( obj, value ) {
	var i;
	for( i=0; i < obj.options.length; i++ )
		if( obj.options[i].value == value ) {
			obj.options[i].selected = true;
			break;
		}
}


function flip( menu ) {
	var obj = document.getElementById( menu );
	setCookie(
		menu,
		obj.style.display = obj.style.display != "block" ? "block" : "none",
		false,
		"/inside/" );
}


function getCookie( name ) {
	var cookies = document.cookie.split( "; " );
	for( var i=0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
		var str = cookies[i].split( "=" );
		if( str[0] != name ) continue;
		return unescape( str[1] );
	}
	return;
}


function setCookie( name, value, expires, path ) {
	var str = name + "=" + escape( value );
	if( path ) {
			str += "; path=" + path;
	}
	if( expires ) {
		var nowtime = new Date().getTime();
		expires = new Date( nowtime + ( 60 * 60 * 24 * 1000 * expires ) );
		expires = expires.toGMTString();
		str += "; expires=" + expires;
	}
	document.cookie = str;
}