document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="fileadmin/template/main/prototype-1.6.0.2.js"></script>')

var outImages =  {};
var selectedItem = '';
var selectedImgSrc = '';

// get the images for the NO state (mouse out)
function initMenu(){
	
	$('left_menu_table').select("a").each(function(atag){
		img = atag.down();
		outImages[atag.id] = img.src;
	});

	setInterval("highlightSelectedItem()", 500);

}

//
// set the current selected item
// 
function stickyMenu(itemId){
	// deselect the previous selected item
	if (selectedItem && selectedItem != itemId){
		$(selectedItem).down().src = outImages[selectedItem];
	}
	selectedItem = itemId;	
	selectedImgSrc = $(itemId).down().src;
}

function highlightSelectedItem(){
	if (selectedItem){
		$(selectedItem).down().src = selectedImgSrc;
	}
}