function $() {
  var elements = new Array();

  for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
    var element = arguments[i];
    if (typeof element == 'string')
      element = document.getElementById(element);

    if (arguments.length == 1)
      return element;

    elements.push(element);
  }

  return elements;
}


/* MAIN MENU FUNCTIONS */

function mnu_sw(mnuItem) {
    if (!mnuDrawn) return;
    var menuContent = subContent[mnuItem]?subContent[mnuItem]:"&nbsp;";
    if(document.layers){
        document.sm_l1.document.sm_l2.document.write(menuContent);
        document.sm_l1.document.sm_l2.document.close();
    }else if(document.getElementById){
        document.getElementById('sm_l3').innerHTML = menuContent;
    }else if(document.all){
        sm_l3.innerHTML = '&nbsp;';
        sm_l3.innerHTML = menuContent;
    }
    window.clearTimeout(mnu_def);
}

function mnu_sw_def(mnuItem) {
    mnu_def=window.setTimeout("mnu_sw('"+mnuItem+"')",1000);
}

function Show(id) {
  element = document.getElementById(id);
  element.style.display='';
}
function Hidde(id) {
  element = document.getElementById(id);
  element.style.display='none';
}