var timeout	= 500;
var closetimer	= 0;
var ddmenuitem	= 0;

// open hidden layer
function mopen(id)
{	
	// cancel close timer
	mcancelclosetime();

	// close old layer
//	if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.style.display = 'none';
	if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.stop(true, true).slideUp(500);
	$('#elementContainer').css('z-index', '0');

	// get new layer and show it
//	ddmenuitem = document.getElementById(id);
//	ddmenuitem.style.display = 'inline-block';
	
	ddmenuitem = $('#'+id);
	$('#elementContainer, #contactBox').css('z-index', '-1');
	ddmenuitem.stop().slideDown(500);

}
// close showed layer
function mclose()
{
	if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.stop(true, true).slideUp(500);
	$('#elementContainer, #contactBox').css('z-index', '0');
}

// go close timer
function mclosetime()
{
	closetimer = window.setTimeout(mclose, timeout);
}

// cancel close timer
function mcancelclosetime()
{
	if(closetimer)
	{
		window.clearTimeout(closetimer);
		closetimer = null;
	}
}

// close layer when click-out
$(document).ready(function(){
	$('#m1 a').not('#brownes_noclick, #crimestoppers_noclick').click(function(){
		mclose();
	});
});