function showmenu() {
    new Effect.Appear('sideBarContents',{ duration:0.5, from:0.0, to:1.0 });
}
function hidemenu() {
    new Effect.Fade('sideBarContents',{ duration:0.5, from:1.0, to:0.0 });
}

/*
var isExtended = 0;

function slideSideBar(){

	new Effect.toggle('sideBarContents', 'blind', {scaleX: 'true', scaleY: 'true;', scaleContent: false});
	
	if(isExtended==0){
		$('sideBarTab').childNodes[0].src = $('sideBarTab').childNodes[0].src.replace(/(\.[^.]+)$/, '-active$1');
		
		new Effect.Fade('sideBarContents',
   	{ duration:1.0, from:0.0, to:1.0 });
		
		isExtended++;
	}
	else{
		$('sideBarTab').childNodes[0].src = $('sideBarTab').childNodes[0].src.replace(/-active(\.[^.]+)$/, '$1');
		
		new Effect.Fade('sideBarContents',
   	{ duration:1.0, from:1.0, to:0.0 });
		
		isExtended=0;
	}
	
}

function slideSideBarJCon(){

	new Effect.toggle('sideBarContents', 'blind', {scaleX: 'true', scaleY: 'true;', scaleContent: false});
	//new Effect.Fade('sideBarContents',{ duration:1.0, from:0.0, to:1.0 });
	//new Effect.BlindDown('sideBarContents');	
}



function slideSideBarJCoff(){

	new Effect.BlindUp('sideBarContents');
	new Effect.Opacity('sideBarContents',{ duration:1.0, from:1.0, to:0.0 });
	
}

function init(){
	//Event.observe('menuScroll', 'mouseover', slideSideBarJCon, true);
	
}

//Event.observe(window, 'load', init, true);

*/