var secs
var mn_Height, mn_ID   
var timerID = null
var timerRunning = false
var delay = 25

var newSec,newHgt
function InitializeTimer(mnu_Height,mnu_ID)
{
    secs = 0;
    mn_Height=mnu_Height;
    mn_ID=mnu_ID;

    hide_All();
    StopTheClock();
    document.getElementById(mnu_ID).style.visibility='visible';
    StartTheTimer();
}
function check(hgt)
{
    newSec = 0;
    newHgt=hgt;

    StopTheClock();
    newTimer();
}
function newTimer()
{
    if (newSec==newHgt)
    {newStop()}
    else{self.status = secs;
    newSec = newSec + 1;
    timerRunning = true
    timerID = self.setTimeout("newTimer()", delay)}
}
function newStop()
{
    if(timerRunning)
        clearTimeout(timerID)
    timerRunning = false
    hide_All();
}
function newcheck()
{
    clearTimeout(timerID);
    timerRunning = false;
}

function StopTheClock()
{
    if(timerRunning)
        clearTimeout(timerID)
    timerRunning = false
}
function StartTheTimer()
{
    //alert(mn_Height);
    if (secs==mn_Height)
    {StopTheClock()}
    else{self.status = secs;
    secs = secs + 1;
    //alert(secs );
    document.getElementById(mn_ID).style.height=secs*25;
//    alert(document.getElementById(mn_ID).style.height);
    timerRunning = true
    timerID = self.setTimeout("StartTheTimer()", delay)}
}