Effect.BlindOpen = function(element) {
  element = $(element);
  new Effect.BlindDown(element, {duration:.4} || {});
}
Effect.BlindOpenStayOpen = function(element) {
  element = $(element);
  if(element.style.display == 'none') { new Effect.BlindDown(element, {duration:.4} || {}); }
}

Effect.BlindClose = function(element) {
  element = $(element);
  new Effect.BlindUp(element, {duration:.4} || {});
}
Effect.BlindView = function(element) {
  element = $(element);
  if(element.style.display == 'none') { new Effect.BlindOpen(element, arguments[1] || {}); }
  else { new Effect.BlindClose(element, arguments[1] || {}); }
}

Effect.FadeIn = function(element) {
  element = $(element);
  if(element.style.display == 'none') { new Effect.Appear(element, {duration:.5}); }
}
Effect.ToggleSaved = function(element,elementt) {
	element = $(element);
	if(element.style.display !== 'none') { element.style.display = 'none'; }
	else{ element.style.display = 'block'; }
  
	elementt = $(elementt);
  	if(elementt.style.display == 'none') { elementt.style.display = 'block'; }
  	else { elementt.style.display = 'none'; }
}
function changeClass(element,newclass) {
	element = $(element);
	element.className = newclass;
} 
function changeStyle(element,newstyle) {
	element = $(element);
	element.style.display = newstyle;
} 
function ajaxHTML(url, element) {	
	document.getElementById(element).innerHTML = '<div align="center"><img src="images/loading.gif"></div>';
	new Ajax.Updater(element, url, {onComplete:function(){ new Effect.FadeIn(element);},evalScripts:true,asynchronous:true});
}