var isExtended = 0;
var sBarTabt = null;

function slideSideBar(){

	new Effect.toggle('sideBarContents', 'blind', {scaleX: 'true', scaleY: 'true;', scaleContent: false});
	
	sBarTabt = document.getElementById("sideBarTab");
	
	if(isExtended==0){
		new Effect.Fade('sideBarContents',
   	{ duration:1.0, from:0.0, to:1.0 });
		
		isExtended++;
		
	}
	else{
		new Effect.Fade('sideBarContents',
   	{ duration:1.0, from:1.0, to:0.0 });
		
		isExtended=0;
	}
		if (sBarTabt.parentNode.className.indexOf("open") == -1)
		{
			sBarTabt.parentNode.className += " open";
		}
		else
		{
			sBarTabt.parentNode.className = sBarTabt.parentNode.className.replace("open", "");
		}
	
	
}

function init(){
	Event.observe('sideBarTab', 'click', slideSideBar, true);
	
	/* alway open on page load */
	slideSideBar();
}

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