var site_path = "";
var currNewsId = 0;

function menu_highlight(id, format) {
	if (format == undefined) {
		format = "jpg";	
	}
	var elem = document.getElementById(id);
	if (elem) {
		
		elem.src = site_path + "/images/" + id + ".jpg";
	}
}

function menu_reset(id) {
	var elem = document.getElementById(id);
	if (elem) {
		elem.src = site_path + "/images/" + id + ".ie6.png";
	}
}


function newsItemHighlight(id, state) {
	elem = document.getElementById('darken' + id);
	if (id == currNewsId) return;
	if (state) {
		elem.style.opacity = 0.6;
		elem.style.filter="alpha(opacity=60)";
	}
	else {
		elem.style.opacity = 0.75;
		elem.style.filter="alpha(opacity=75)";
	}
}