var cur_nav = 'links';
var LinksHtml = '';
function leftNav( showNav ){
	var NavObj = getElementObject( 'left_col_container' );
	if( LinksHtml == '' )
		LinksHtml = NavObj.innerHTML;

	switch( showNav ){
		case 'quotes':
			getElementObject( 'img_links' ).src = 'pix/left_col_nav1_off.jpg';
			getElementObject( 'img_quotes' ).src = 'pix/left_col_nav2_on.jpg';
			getElementObject( 'img_news' ).src = 'pix/left_col_nav3_off.jpg';
		break;
		case 'news':
			getElementObject( 'img_links' ).src = 'pix/left_col_nav1_off.jpg';
			getElementObject( 'img_quotes' ).src = 'pix/left_col_nav2_off.jpg';
			getElementObject( 'img_news' ).src = 'pix/left_col_nav3_on.jpg';		
		break;
		default:
			getElementObject( 'img_links' ).src = 'pix/left_col_nav1_on.jpg';
			getElementObject( 'img_quotes' ).src = 'pix/left_col_nav2_off.jpg';
			getElementObject( 'img_news' ).src = 'pix/left_col_nav3_off.jpg';		
		break;
	}
		
	cur_nav = showNav;
	Effect.Fade('left_col_container',{duration:.5});
	setTimeout('callNewTab()',500);

}
function callNewTab(){
	showNav = cur_nav;
	var NavObj = getElementObject( 'left_col_container' );
	switch( showNav ){
		case 'quotes':
			NavObj.innerHTML = getElementObject( 'left_nav_hidden_quote' ).innerHTML;
		break;
		case 'news':		
			NavObj.innerHTML = getElementObject( 'left_nav_hidden_news' ).innerHTML;
		break;
		default:		
			NavObj.innerHTML = LinksHtml;
		break;
	}
	Effect.Appear('left_col_container',{duration:1.0});
}


	var aHTTP = new Array(1);
	aHTTP[0] = getHTTPObject();


function getReadyHTTP( rs ){for( var ak in aHTTP){if( aHTTP[ak].readyState == rs )return ak;}return false;}
function getElementObject(eid) {if (document.all){return document.all[eid];}if (document.getElementById) {return document.getElementById(eid);}if(document.layers){return document.layers[div_id];}}
function getHTTPObject() { var xmlhttp; /*@cc_on @if (@_jscript_version >= 5)try{xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");} catch (e) {try{xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");} catch (E) {xmlhttp = false;}} @else xmlhttp = false; @end @*/ if (!xmlhttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined') {try {xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();} catch (e){xmlhttp = false;}}return xmlhttp;}
