function minLengthTitle(inputString,inputStart,inputLength)
{
if (inputString.length >= inputLength) {
inputString = inputString.substr(inputStart,(inputLength-3));
inputString = inputString+'...';
}
document.write (inputString+' ');
}

function minLengthDate(inputString,inputStart,inputLength)
{
inputString = inputString.substr(inputStart,inputLength);
document.write (inputString);
}
function menuShow(obj,maxh,obj2)
{
  if(obj.style.pixelHeight<maxh)
  {
    obj.style.pixelHeight+=maxh/20;
    obj.filters.alpha.opacity+=5;
    obj2.background="../images/ToolBars/title_bg_show.gif";
    if(obj.style.pixelHeight==maxh/10)
      obj.style.display='block';
    myObj=obj;
    myMaxh=maxh;
    myObj2=obj2;
    setTimeout('menuShow(myObj,myMaxh,myObj2)','5');
  }
}
function menuHide(obj,maxh,obj2)
{
  if(obj.style.pixelHeight>0)
  {
    if(obj.style.pixelHeight==maxh/20)
      obj.style.display='none';
    obj.style.pixelHeight-=maxh/20;
    obj.filters.alpha.opacity-=5;
    obj2.background="../images/ToolBars/title_bg_show.gif";
    myObj=obj;
    myMaxh=maxh
    myObj2=obj2;
    setTimeout('menuHide(myObj,myMaxh,myObj2)','5');
  }
}
function menuChange(obj,maxh,obj2)
{
  if(obj.style.pixelHeight)
  {
    menuHide(obj,maxh,obj2);
    whichOpen='';
    whichcontinue='';
  }
  else
    {
      menuShow(obj,maxh,obj2);
      whichOpen=obj2;
      whichContinue='';
    }
}