// provides the list of page names which the JS compares in order to decided which page the user is on
var url_A = new Array ("welcome");
var url_B = new Array ("info");
var url_C = new Array ("faculty");
var url_D = new Array ("year1");
var url_E = new Array ("year2");
var url_F = new Array ("timetable");
var url_G = new Array ("summer","summer_1","summer_2");
var url_H = new Array ("electives");
var url_I = new Array ("research");
var url_J = new Array ("scholarships","sch_apens","sch_wilson","sch_womens","sch_nsp","sch_hss");
var url_K = new Array ("faq");
var url_L = new Array ("news");
var url_M = new Array ("contact");
// determines the parent link names in the menu
var text_A = new Array ("Welcome");
var text_B = new Array ("General Information");
var text_C = new Array ("Faculty");
var text_D = new Array ("1st Year Courses");
var text_E = new Array ("2nd Year Courses");
var text_F = new Array ("Course Timetables");
var text_G = new Array ("Summer Courses","Session 1","Session 2");
var text_H = new Array ("Recommended Electives");
var text_I = new Array ("Research");
var text_J = new Array ("Scholarships","APENS","G.P. Wilson Engineering","Women’s Memorial","NSP Centennial","SMU - High School Student");
var text_K = new Array ("FAQ's");
var text_L = new Array ("News & Achievements");
var text_M = new Array ("Contact Us");
// determines the flyout status of the submenus
// gets the full path for use later
var thisPage=String((document.location.href));
// takes the above variable and strips out the extraneous path components and
// makes a name for the page, eg 'www.smu.ca/academic/welcome.html' becomes just 'welcome'
var loc= String((thisPage));
loc=loc.split("/");
loc=loc[loc.length-1].split(".");
loc=loc[loc.length-2];
// A URL not displaying an HTML file, eg 'www.smu.ca/academic/' returns a 'null' value to this script.
// This forces a 'null' value to assume the value of 'welcome' to display the root menu.
if (loc == null) loc = "welcome.html";
if(typeof(loc)=="undefined"){
loc="welcome.html";
}
// (uncomment the line below for testing and troubleshooting)
// document.write (loc)
function ShowHideLayer(boxID) {
/* Obtain reference for the selected boxID layer and its button */
var box = document.getElementById("submenu"+boxID);
/* find the submenu with currently open page */
var curloc = 0;
if (loc==url_G[1] || loc==url_G[2] || loc==url_G[3]){
curloc = 10;
}
else if (loc==url_J[1] || loc==url_J[2] || loc==url_J[3] || loc==url_J[4] || loc==url_J[5]){
curloc = 20;
}
/* If the selected box is currently invisible, show it */
if(box.style.display == "none" || box.style.display=="") {
box.style.display = "block";
}
}
var menubegin = ('')
var menu2begin = ('