function Help(subject, text) {
   subject = (!subject) ?  document.title : subject;
   subject = 'dbSNP Help: ' + subject;
   //alert(document.title);http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=helpsnpfaq
   var suggest = '. Please check the online FAQ (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=helpsnpfaq) for answers to your question or email snp-admin for help. Thank you. (-Snpadmin)';
   text = (!text) ? 'Site visited: ' + location.href + suggest : text;
   var helpmail = 'mailto:snp-admin@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov?subject=' + subject + '&body=' + text;
   location= helpmail;
 }

function switchMenu(obj)
{

var el = document.getElementById(obj);

	if(el.style.display != "block")
	{
	el.style.display = "block";
	filter(("img"+obj),'imgin');
	}
	else
	{
	filter(("img"+obj),'imgout');	
	el.style.display = "none";
	}
}

function ShowHideObj(obj) {
	var el = document.getElementById(obj);

	if(el.style.display != "block")
	{
	el.style.display = "block";
	}
	else
	{
	el.style.display = "none";
	}
	
}
function progressBar(obj)
{
	ShowHideObj(obj);

}


imgout=new Image(9,9);
imgin=new Image(9,9);

/////////////////BEGIN USER EDITABLE///////////////////////////////
	imgout.src="./dbSNP_images/u.gif";
	imgin.src="./dbSNP_images/d.gif";
///////////////END USER EDITABLE///////////////////////////////////

//this switches expand collapse icons
function filter(imagename,objectsrc){
	if (document.images){
		document.images[imagename].src=eval(objectsrc+".src");
	}
}