var timerID;
var time2wait = 876;

function getAbsoluteTop(objectid) {
  obj = document.getElementById(objectid);
  objTop = obj.offsetTop;
  while(obj.offsetParent != null) {
    objParent = obj.offsetParent;
    objTop += objParent.offsetTop;
    obj = objParent;
  }
  return objTop;
}

function getAbsoluteLeft(objectid) {
  obj = document.getElementById(objectid);
  objLeft = obj.offsetLeft;
  while(obj.offsetParent != null) {
    objParent = obj.offsetParent;
    objLeft += objParent.offsetLeft;
    obj = objParent;
  }
  return objLeft;
}

function showMenu(menu,style,refobj) {
  var pTop  = getAbsoluteTop(refobj);
  var pLeft = getAbsoluteLeft(refobj);
  
  var newTop = pTop;
  var newLeft = pLeft - 1;
  
  obj = document.getElementById(menu);
  obj.style.top = newTop+'px';
  obj.style.left = newLeft+'px';
  obj.style.display = style; 
}

function hideMenu() {
  menu = "bdiv";
  obj = document.getElementById(menu);
  obj.style.display = 'none';
}

//function clearTimer() {
//  var timerID;
//  if(timerID) {
//    timerID=clearTimeout(timerID);
//  }
//}