function changeContent(ajax) {
	new Ajax.Updater('contents','/ajax/'+ajax,{evalScripts:true});
	//new Effect.Fade('contents');
	//setTimeout("new Ajax.Updater('contents','/ajax/"+ajax+"',{onComplete:function(){new Effect.Appear('contents');},asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true});",1000);
}

function updateMenuWidths(menuBar) {
	mainMenus = menuBar.getItems();
	subMenus = menuBar.getSubmenus();
	for(i=0; i<mainMenus.length;i++) {
		dimensions = mainMenus[i].element.getDimensions();
		if (subMenus[i]) {
			items=subMenus[i].srcElement.getElementsByTagName('li');
			for(j=0;j<items.length;j++) {
				items[j].style.width="100px";
			}
		}
	}
}

function handleMailingList(id,status) {
	args = $(id).serialize();
	new Ajax.Updater(status,'/ajax/mailing_list.php',{parameters:args,evalScripts:true});
}

function defaultToggle(elem, action) {  
 	if(action) { 
		$(elem).toggleClassName('grey');
  	if(elem.value == elem.defaultValue) {
			elem.value='';
		}
 	}
 	else {
		$(elem).toggleClassName('grey');
  	if(!elem.value.match(/\S/)) {
			elem.value=elem.defaultValue;
		}
	}
}