window.addEvent("domready", function(e)
{
	try
	{
		var articleslider = new Fx.Slide($('artikkelithidden')).hide();
		$('artikkelithidden').style.display = "block";
		
		$('artikkelittoggler').addEvent("click", function()
		{				
			articleslider.toggle();
		});
	}
	catch (e) { ;}	
	
});

function hidelettergroups()
{
	var letters = $("lettergroupcont").getElements("div[class=letterGroup]");
	letters.each(function(item, index)
	{
		item.style.display = 'none';
	});
}

function getSelectedItem(selectBoxId)
{
    var retValue = null;
    var selectElement = document.getElementById(selectBoxId); 
    retValue = selectElement.options[selectElement.selectedIndex].value;
    return retValue;
}

function createPublicMarker(lat, lng, htmldata)
{
	var point = new GLatLng(lat, lng);
  				  				
	var marker = new GMarker(point);
	
	GEvent.addListener( marker
				  , "click"
				  , function() 
  				    {
    					marker.openInfoWindowHtml(unescape(htmldata));
  					}
  				  );
  
	return marker;
  				 	
}