var menuHeight = 1;
var menuDelay = 25;
var menuInc = 5;
var menuFirstDelay = 200;

var closeDelay = 300;
var cTimerID = 0;
var sTimerID = 0;
var dTimerID = 0;
var menuSize = 99;
var menuPixSize = menuSize +"px";


function closeWithDelay() {
    cTimerID = setTimeout("shrinkIt()",closeDelay);
}

function dropIt() {
  if(document.getElementById("menu").style.height < menuPixSize) {
    clearTimeout(sTimerID);
    dTimerID = setTimeout("expandIt()",menuFirstDelay);
  }
}

function expandIt() {
  if(menuHeight < menuSize) {
    menuHeight +=menuInc;
    document.getElementById("menu").style.height=menuHeight;
    dTimerID = setTimeout("expandIt()",menuDelay);
  }
}

function shrinkIt() {
  if(menuHeight > 1) {
    menuHeight -=menuInc;
    document.getElementById("menu").style.height=menuHeight;
    sTimerID = setTimeout("shrinkIt()",menuDelay);
  }
}

function hilite(name) {
//  clearTimeout(cTimerID);
//  clearTimeout(sTimerID);
//  setTimeout("expandIt()",menuDelay);
//  name.style.background="red";
//  name.style.color = "white";
}

function unhilite(name) {
//  closeWithDelay();
//  name.style.background = "yellow";
//  name.style.color = "black";
}