var menuPic=new Image();
 menuPic.src="menu.gif";
 var menuOverPic=new Image();
 menuOverPic.src="menu3d.gif";
 var QTpic=new Image();
 QTpic.src="QTsmall.jpg";
 
 
 
 function checkBrowser()
 {
 var my_browser=navigator.appName;
 var my_netscapeVersion=parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);
 var my_version=navigator.appVersion;
 var my_number=my_version.substring(21,25);
 //--confirm(my_browser+" "+my_version+" "+my_number+" "+my_netscapeVersion);
 	if(my_browser=="Netscape"&&my_netscapeVersion<5||my_browser=="Microsoft Internet Explorer"&&my_number<5)
 	{
 	openWindow("oldBrowserPage.html","oldBrowserPage");
 	}
 	else if(my_browser=="Netscape"&&my_netscapeVersion==5||my_browser=="Microsoft Internet Explorer"&&my_number>=5)
 	{
 	openWindow("rpweb_home.html","rpweb_home");
 	}
 }

//checkBrowser();


function newWindow(url,t,h,w)
{
var specs="height="+h+",width="+w+",menubar=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,location=yes,scrollbars=yes";
var open_me=window.open(url,t,specs);
}





//-- checks for pre version 5 browsers and redirects to old browser page.


function checkPlatform(url,url2)
 {
 var my_browser=navigator.appName;
 var my_platform=navigator.userAgent;
 //--alert(my_platform+"_"+my_browser);
 
 	if(my_platform.indexOf("Windows")!=-1 && my_browser=="Microsoft Internet Explorer")
 		{
 		window.location=url;
 		}
 		else if(my_browser=="Netscape")
 		{
 		window.location=url2;
 		}
 		
 }
 

	// this function returns a random web-safe (mostly) color  
var colorElementArray=["00", "33", "66", "99", "CC", "FF"];
function getColor(){
    var result="#";
    for(var i=0; i<3; i++)
        result+=colorElementArray[Math.floor(Math.random()*6)]; // random number should be 0-5
    return result;
}





function newColors()          //--set all array divs to new random color
{
if(document.getElementById)
	{
	var c=color_chart.length;
	var index = 0;
	var n = 0;
	clearTimeout(startColors_timeout);
		while(index < gaugefield_set.length)
			{
			var x = (Math.floor(Math.random() * c));                                           
			window.document.getElementById(gaugefield_set[n]).style.background = color_chart[x];  
			index++;
			n++;
			//--alert(gaugefield_set[n]);
			}
	}
}

function show_color(element, which_color)
{
	window.document.getElementById(element).style.background = which_color;
}





//----div control---------------------------------------------------------------


function showDiv(e)
{
if (document.getElementById)
	{
	document.getElementById(e).style.visibility ="visible";
	}
}
function hideDiv(e)
{
if (document.getElementById)
	{
	document.getElementById(e).style.visibility ="hidden";
	}
}





function showMenu()
{
var menuList=new Array("QuickTime","Installations","contact","breweryProject","Socrates","portfolio","proposals","cv","links","siteSpecific");
var x=0;
var allOn=false;
var menuCount=menuList.length;
if (document.getElementById&&allOn==false)
	{
	for(i=0;i<menuCount;i++)
		{
		document.getElementById(menuList[x]).style.visibility="visible";
		x++;
		}
		
	}
	allOn=true;
}