var query = new Object();
	window.location.search.replace(
	new RegExp( "([^?=&]+)(=([^&]*))?", 'g' ),
		function( $0, $1, $2, $3 ){
			query[ $1 ] = $3;
		}
	);
	easing = query['e'] || 'Circ';
	
	function loadEasing(e) {
		location.href = location.pathname+'?e='+e;
	}
	
	function setEasing(e) {
		loadLamps(e);
	}

// for dynamic easing changes		
	function loadLamps(easing) {
		$('#lavaLampBorderOnly').lavaLamp({
			fx: 'easeInOut'+easing,
			speed:500
		});
	}
	
// jquery initialize:
	$(function() {
		loadLamps(easing);
		
		$('select#easing option[value='+easing+']').attr('selected','selected');
		$('.easingLabel').text(easing);
	});

$(document).ready(function()
{
	slide("#sliding-navigation", 10, 0, 150, .8);
});

//footer sliding navigation

function slide(navigation_id, pad_out, pad_in, time, multiplier)
{
	// creates the target paths
	var list_elements = navigation_id + " li.sliding-element";
	var link_elements = list_elements + " a";
	
	// initiates the timer used for the sliding animation
	var timer = 0;
	
	// creates the slide animation for all list elements 
	$(list_elements).each(function(i)
	{
		// margin left = - ([width of element] + [total vertical padding of element])
		//	$(this).css("margin-left","-180px"); 
		// updates timer
		timer = (timer*multiplier + time);
		$(this).animate({ marginLeft: "0" }, timer);
		$(this).animate({ marginLeft: "10px" }, timer);
		$(this).animate({ marginLeft: "0" }, timer);
	});

	// creates the hover-slide effect for all link elements 		
	$(link_elements).each(function(i)
	{
		$(this).hover(
		function()
		{
			$(this).animate({ paddingLeft: pad_out }, 150);
		},		
		function()
		{
			$(this).animate({ paddingLeft: pad_in }, 150);
		});
	});
}