var horizontal_offset = "9px";

var vertical_offset = "0";
var ie = document.all;
var ns6 = document.getElementById&&!document.all;

function getposOffset(what, offsettype)
{
  var totaloffset=(offsettype=="left")? what.offsetLeft : what.offsetTop;
  var parentEl=what.offsetParent;
  while (parentEl!=null)
  {
    totaloffset=(offsettype=="left")? totaloffset+parentEl.offsetLeft : totaloffset+parentEl.offsetTop;
    parentEl=parentEl.offsetParent;
  }
  return totaloffset;
}

function iecompattest()
{
  return (document.compatMode && document.compatMode!="BackCompat")? document.documentElement : document.body;
}

function clearbrowseredge(obj, whichedge)
{
  var edgeoffset=(whichedge=="rightedge")? parseInt(horizontal_offset)*-1 : parseInt(vertical_offset)*-1;
  if (whichedge=="rightedge")
  {
    var windowedge=ie && !window.opera? iecompattest().scrollLeft+iecompattest().clientWidth-30 : window.pageXOffset+window.innerWidth-40;
    dropmenuobj.contentmeasure=dropmenuobj.offsetWidth;
    if (windowedge-dropmenuobj.x < dropmenuobj.contentmeasure)
	{
      edgeoffset=dropmenuobj.contentmeasure+obj.offsetWidth+parseInt(horizontal_offset);
    }
  }
  else
  {
    var windowedge=ie && !window.opera? iecompattest().scrollTop+iecompattest().clientHeight-15 : window.pageYOffset+window.innerHeight-18;
    dropmenuobj.contentmeasure=dropmenuobj.offsetHeight;
    if (windowedge-dropmenuobj.y < dropmenuobj.contentmeasure)
	{
      edgeoffset=dropmenuobj.contentmeasure-obj.offsetHeight;
    }
  }
  return edgeoffset;
}

function showhint(menucontents, obj, e, tipwidth)
{
  if ((ie||ns6) && document.getElementById("hintbox"))
  {
    dropmenuobj=document.getElementById("hintbox");
    dropmenuobj.innerHTML=menucontents;
    dropmenuobj.style.left=dropmenuobj.style.top=-500;
    if (tipwidth!="")
	{
      dropmenuobj.widthobj=dropmenuobj.style;
      dropmenuobj.widthobj.width=tipwidth;
    }
    dropmenuobj.x = getposOffset(obj, "left");
    dropmenuobj.y = getposOffset(obj, "top");
    dropmenuobj.style.left = dropmenuobj.x - clearbrowseredge(obj, "rightedge") + obj.offsetWidth+"px";
    dropmenuobj.style.top=dropmenuobj.y-clearbrowseredge(obj, "bottomedge")+"px";
    dropmenuobj.style.visibility="visible";
    obj.onmouseout = hidetip;
  }
}

function hidetip(e)
{
  dropmenuobj.style.visibility = "hidden";
  dropmenuobj.style.left="-500px";
}