// controls the submenus  
jQuery(function(){

	// we need the immediate descendant selector here
	// this will have to be changed if/when we implement submenus
	var MenuLIs = jQuery('#nav > ul > li');
	MenuLIs.bind('mouseenter', function(){
		var realTarget = jQuery(this);
		
		// fade in the child of the target
		realTarget.children('ul').fadeIn('fast');
		return false;
	})
	.bind('mouseleave', function(){
		var realTarget = jQuery(this);
		realTarget.children('ul').fadeOut('slow');
		return false;
	});
});

// controls the tertiary menus
jQuery(function(){

	// we need the immediate descendant selector here
	// this will have to be changed if/when we implement submenus
	var MenuLIs = jQuery('#nav > ul > li > ul > li');
		
	MenuLIs.bind('mouseenter', function(){
		var realTarget = jQuery(this);
		var ParentWidth = realTarget.outerWidth() + 2;

		// fade in the child of the target
		realTarget.children('ul').css('left', ParentWidth + 'px');
		realTarget.children('ul').fadeIn('fast');
		// return false;
	})
	.bind('mouseleave', function(){
		var realTarget = jQuery(this);
		realTarget.children('ul').fadeOut('slow');
		// return false;
	});
});


// controls the tabs for the bottom-right section of the home page
jQuery(function(){

	var Tabs = jQuery('.issueAndPoll_tab');

	Tabs.bind('click', function(){
		var clickedTab = jQuery(this);
		
		if( clickedTab.attr('id') == 'spotlight_tab' && jQuery('#survey_tab').hasClass('survey_active') ){
			jQuery('#spotlight_tab').addClass('spotlight_active');
			jQuery('#issuesAndPoll_arrow').css('background-position','top left');
			jQuery('#survey_tab').removeClass('survey_active');
			jQuery('#survey').hide();
			jQuery('#spotlight').show();
		} else if( clickedTab.attr('id') == 'survey_tab' && jQuery('#spotlight_tab').hasClass('spotlight_active') ){
			jQuery('#survey_tab').addClass('survey_active');
			jQuery('#issuesAndPoll_arrow').css('background-position','bottom right');
			jQuery('#spotlight_tab').removeClass('spotlight_active');
			jQuery('#spotlight').hide();
			jQuery('#survey').show();
		}
		return false;
	});
});





src="_images/home/spotlight_arrow.gif"