function swap_extension(swap) {
	displayType = (document.getElementById(swap).style.display == 'none') ? 'block' : 'none';
	document.getElementById(swap).style.display = displayType;

}

function show_article(type) {
 if(type=="recent"){
  document.getElementById("recent").style.display="block";
  document.getElementById("most_read").style.display="none";
  document.getElementById("img_recent").src="images/main/button-recent.gif";
  document.getElementById("img_most_read").src="images/main/button-most-read-a.gif";
 } else {
  document.getElementById("recent").style.display="none";
  document.getElementById("most_read").style.display="block";
  document.getElementById("img_recent").src="images/main/button-recent-a.gif";
  document.getElementById("img_most_read").src="images/main/button-most-read.gif";
 }
}

function surfto2(target) {
	if (target != "")
 		target = window.location.href = target;
}

function openWindow(w_name,w_titel,breite,hoehe) {

	var links = screen.width/2-breite/2;
	var oben  = screen.height/2-hoehe/2;

	NewWin = window.open(w_name, w_titel, "width="+breite+",height="+hoehe+",top="+oben+",left="+links+",toolbar=0 scrollbar=yes,location=0");
}

function PreviewCountry(shorthandle)
{
	document.getElementById('nation_img').src = 'images/flags/' + shorthandle + '.gif';
}

function CheckAllMessages(form)
{
	for (var x = 0; x< form.elements.length; x++)
	{
		var y=form.elements[x];
		if (y.name != 'allmsg')
		{
			y.checked = form.allmsg.checked;
		}
	}
}

function writecode (htmlcode) {
      document.write(htmlcode);
}