function setCookie ( name, value )
{
  var path = "/";
  var cookie_string = name + "=" + escape ( value );

  document.cookie = cookie_string + ( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "" ) ;


}


function getCookie ( cookie_name )
{
  var results = document.cookie.match ( '(^|;) ?' + cookie_name + '=([^;]*)(;|$)' );

  if ( results )
    return ( unescape ( results[2] ) );
  else
    return null;
}

function deleteCookie ( cookie_name )
{
  var cookie_date = new Date ( );  // current date & time
  cookie_date.setTime ( cookie_date.getTime() - 1 );
  document.cookie = cookie_name ;//+= "=; expires=" + cookie_date.toGMTString();
}



function showMenu(element,level){
    $element=element;
    $level=level;
    $el=$(element+level);


    if ($el.style.display!="none")

    {
       Effect.Fade($el,{ duration: 0 });
       setCookie("open_menu","");
    }
    else
    {
      $el.appear();
      //Effect.Appear($el, { duration: 0 });
      setCookie("open_menu",element+level);

    }


}


Event.observe(window, 'load', function() {
    //alert(getCookie('open_menu'));
    $el = getCookie('open_menu');
    if($el!=null){
        Effect.Appear($el, { duration: 0.5 });

    }

    }
);