function switchLanguage(lang) {
    // menu fold
    u = "";
    if (document.forms['menu'].unfold.value != -1) {
        u = "unfold="+document.forms['menu'].unfold.value;
    }
    // news fold
    n = "";
    if (!news_expand) {
        n = "foldnews";
    }

    loc = page.location.href;
    if (loc.indexOf("page.php?action=show&id=") > 0) {
        tmp = loc.split(/id=/);
        location.href = "index.php?embed=" + escape("page.php?action=show&id="+tmp[1]) + "&language="+lang+"&"+u+"&"+n;
        return;
    } else if (loc.indexOf("news.php?action=show&id=") > 0) {
        tmp = loc.split(/id=/);
        location.href = "index.php?embed=" + escape("news.php?action=show&id="+tmp[1]) + "&language="+lang+"&"+u+"&"+n;
        return;
    } else if (loc.indexOf("news.php?action=index") > 0) {
        location.href = "index.php?embed=" + escape("news.php?action=index") + "&language="+lang+"&"+u+"&"+n;
        return;
    }
    location.href = "index.php?language="+lang+"&"+u+"&"+n;
}
function blendimage(divid, imageid, imagefile, millisec) { 
    var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100); 
    var timer = 0; 
     
    //set the current image as background 
    document.getElementById(divid).style.backgroundImage = "url(" + document.getElementById(imageid).src + ")"; 
     
    //make image transparent 
    changeOpac(0, imageid); 
     
    //make new image 
    document.getElementById(imageid).src = imagefile; 

    //fade in image 
    for(i = 0; i <= 100; i++) { 
        setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + imageid + "')",(timer * speed)); 
        timer++; 
    } 
} 
function changeOpac(opacity, id) { 
    var object = document.getElementById(id).style; 
    object.opacity = opacity == 100 ? 0.99 : (opacity / 100); 
    object.MozOpacity = opacity == 100 ? 0.99 : (opacity / 100); 
    object.KhtmlOpacity = opacity == 100 ? 0.99 : (opacity / 100); 
    object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")"; 
} 
function toggleInfo(show){
	var display = 'none';
	if(show == true){
		display = 'block';
	}
	
	document.getElementById('captionbar_inner').style.display = display;
	document.getElementById('infobar_inner').style.display = display;
}