var last_menu = 0
var last_time_out = 0
var timeout = 2

function showMenu(item)
{
   	last_menu = item;
   	var menu_item = new getObj(item);
   	menu_item.style.visibility = "visible";
   	
  
   //alert(item);


}


function hide_now()
{
	        if (last_menu != 0)
	        {
	        	//alert(last_menu);
			oLayer = new getObj( last_menu )
			oLayer.style.visibility = 'hidden'
			last_menu = 0
		}
	
	
}

function delay_hide()
{
		
	last_time_out = setTimeout( "hide_now();", timeout*1000 )

}