var fadeinTime = 3;
var introTime = 5;
var fxIntro;
var introTimer;

window.onDomReady(

	function initIntro() {
	  
		//if ( document.cookie.indexOf( "intro" ) != -1 ) {
			//return;
		//}
		//document.cookie = "intro=DONE; path=/";
	
		if ( $("splash") ) {
			
			$("all").style.visibility="hidden";
			$("footer").style.visibility="hidden";
			$("contentarea2").style.visibility="hidden";
			
			//xx = $("splash").effect('opacity', {duration: fadeinTime*1000}).start(0, 1);	
			fxIntro = new Fx.Style($("splash"), 'opacity', {duration: fadeinTime*1000});
			fxIntro.start(0, 1);
			
			introTimer = setTimeout("closeIntro()", introTime*1000);
			
		}
	}
);

function cancelIntro() {
	if ( fxIntro ) {
		fxIntro.stop();
		clearTimeout(introTimer);
		closeIntro();
	}
}

function closeIntro() {

	if ( $("splash")  ) {
			
		$("splash").style.visibility = "hidden";
		$("all").style.visibility="visible";
		$("footer").style.visibility="visible";
		$("contentarea2").style.visibility="visible";		
		
	}

}