function showmenu_old(menu) {
$(menu).setStyle({
display: 'block'
});
}

function hidemenu(menu) {
$(menu).setStyle({
display: 'none'
});
}

/*
//Effect.toggle(menu, 'Appear', { duration: 0.2 });

dimensions = $(menu).getDimensions();
position = $(menu).viewportOffset();



active = 'false';

//if (active == 'true') {

if ($(menu).style.display == 'none' && action == 'show') {
$(menu).setStyle({
display: 'block'
});
//Effect.Appear(menu, { duration: 0.2 });
}
else {
$(menu).setStyle({
display: 'none'
});
//Effect.Fade(menu, { duration: 0.2 });
//$(menu).setStyle({
//display: 'block'
//});

}

//}

//else {
//Effect.Fade(menu, { duration: 0.2 });
//}
*/

function showmenu(element) {
	Effect.Appear(element, { duration: 0.7 });

	if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 6.0") != -1) {
	         var img = document.getElementsByTagName("img");
	         for (var i = 0; i < img.length; i++) {
	         	img[i].src = img[i].src.replace(/transparent/, "ie");
	         }
	}
	//videoplayer();
	return false;
	}