function Popup(url, width,height) {
	open(url,"Window1","width=" + width + ",height=" + height + ",resize,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,status=no,menubar=no,location=no,directories=no");
}
function showmenu(elmnt) {
	document.getElementById(elmnt).style.visibility="visible";
}
function hidemenu(elmnt) {
	document.getElementById(elmnt).style.visibility="hidden";
}


//expand left menu
function showLeftmenu(elmnt) {
	document.getElementById(elmnt).style.visibility="visible";
	document.getElementById(elmnt).style.display="inline-block";
}
function hideLeftmenu(elmnt) {
	document.getElementById(elmnt).style.visibility="hidden";
}

	
//search bar
function searchBarEnter() {
	if(	document.getElementById("search_bar").value == "product..." )
	{
		document.getElementById("search_bar").style.color="#000000";
		document.getElementById("search_bar").value="";
		document.getElementById("search_bar").style.fontStyle="normal";
	}
}
	
function searchBarExit() {
	entry = document.getElementById("search_bar").value;
	if( entry == "" || entry == null || !isNaN(entry) || entry.charAt(0) == ' ' )
	//if( IsEmptySearch(document.getElementById("search_bar").value) )
	{
		document.getElementById("search_bar").style.color="#CCCCCC";
		document.getElementById("search_bar").value="product...";
		document.getElementById("search_bar").style.fontStyle = "italic";
	}
}
function IsEmptySearch(TxtField){
	var re = /\s/g; //any white space
	var str = TxtField.replace(re, "");
	if (str.length == 0 || str == null)
		return true;
	else
		return false;
}