var timeout	= 200;
var closetimer	= 0;
var ddmenuitem	= 0;

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

	// close old layer
	if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.style.visibility = 'hidden';

	// get new layer and show it
	ddmenuitem = document.getElementById(id);
	
	ddmenuheader = document.getElementById(item);

	
	ddmenuitem.style.visibility = 'visible';

}
// close showed layer
function mclose()
{
	if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.style.visibility = 'hidden';
}

// 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.onclick = mclose; 

function valSearch()
{
 	var search = document.getElementById('txtSearch').value;
	if (search.length <= 1)
	{
		alert("Please enter a relevant search term.");
		return false;
	}
}

function valContact()
{
 	if(document.getElementById('txtName').value.length < 2)
 	{
		alert("Please complete all fields");
		return false;
	}
 	else if(document.getElementById('txtEmail').value.length < 5)
 	{
		alert("Please complete all fields");
		return false;
	}
 	else if(document.getElementById('txtMessage').value.length < 1)
 	{
		alert("Please complete all fields");
		return false;
	}
	else
	{
		return true;
	}
}

function palsLeaflets()
{
	window.open(document.frmPals.selPals.options[document.frmPals.selPals.selectedIndex].value);
}
function empSearch()
{
	document.getElementById('txtSearch').value = "";
}