// TRANSITION MENU REVISED APRIL 11 2008
// provides the list of page names which the JS compares in order to decide which page the user is on
var url_A = new Array ("welcome");
var url_B = new Array ("findbooks");
var url_C = new Array ("findarticles","databases-a-z","databases-subject","journals-a-z");
var url_D = new Array ("getstarted");
var url_E = new Array ("research","statistics","e-books","styleguides","links");
var url_F = new Array ("helpinstruction","help","reference","tutorials","guides");
var url_G = new Array ("how2","how2","how2","how2","how2","howmore");
var url_H = new Array ("materials");
var url_I = new Array ("borrow");
var url_J = new Array ("support");
var url_K = new Array ("faculty");
var url_L = new Array ("specialneeds");
var url_M = new Array ("hours");
var url_N = new Array ("contact");
var url_O = new Array ("archives");
// determines the names items in the menu, including the submenu
var text_A = new Array ("Library Home");
var text_B = new Array ("Find Books");
var text_C = new Array ("Find Articles","Databases A-Z","Databases by Subject","Journals A-Z");
var text_D = new Array ("Get started in a subject");
var text_E = new Array ("Research Resources","Statistics & data","E-books","Style guides & RefWorks","Recommended Websites");
var text_F = new Array ("Help & Instruction","Ask for help","Reference Services","Online tutorials","Library guides");
var text_G = new Array ("How do I?","get a library card?","use the library from home?","search for books?","search for journal articles?","...more");
var text_H = new Array ("Borrow our materials");
var text_I = new Array ("Borrow from other libraries");
var text_J = new Array ("Computer support");
var text_K = new Array ("Services for Faculty");
var text_L = new Array ("Students with special needs");
var text_M = new Array ("Hours");
var text_N = new Array ("Contact us");
var text_O = new Array ("University Archives");
// determines the flyout status of the submenus
var hideshow_C = new Array ("none","block");
var hideshow_E = new Array ("none","block");
var hideshow_F = new Array ("none","block");
var hideshow_G = new Array ("none","block");
// 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";
// (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_C[1] || loc==url_C[2] || loc==url_C[3]){
curloc = 20;
}
else if (loc==url_E[1] || loc==url_E[2] || loc==url_E[3] || loc==url_E[4]){
curloc = 30;
}
else if (loc==url_F[1] || loc==url_F[2] || loc==url_F[3] || loc==url_F[4]){
curloc = 40;
}
else if (loc==url_G[1] || loc==url_G[2] || loc==url_G[3] || loc==url_G[4] || loc==url_G[5]){
curloc = 50;
}
/* If the selected box is currently invisible, show it */
if(box.style.display == "none" || box.style.display=="") {
box.style.display = "block";
}
// else {
// box.style.display = "none";
// }
/* and hide other open submenus, leaving the one with the current page open
(s must loop through the existing submenus - submenu20,submenu30,...) */
for(var s=20; s<60; s+=10)
{
if((s != boxID) && (s != curloc))
{
var otherbox = document.getElementById("submenu"+s);
otherbox.style.display = "none";
}
}
}
// this function takes the value of loc
// and compares it to all the contents of the arrays until it finds a match.
function sectionDetect()
{
for(var i=0; i<10; i++)
{
document.write('');
document.write('');
document.write('');
/* if current page is in this submenu keep the submenu open, otherwise collapse it */
if(loc==url_C[0] || loc==url_C[1] || loc==url_C[2] || loc==url_C[3]){ document.write('