function menu(thisitem,startstate,left_px){ 
  callname= "gl"+thisitem;
  divname="subglobal"+thisitem;  
  this.caller = document.getElementById(callname);
  this.thediv = document.getElementById(divname);
  this.thediv.style.visibility = startstate;
  this.thediv.style.left = left_px + "px";
}

function ehandler(event,theobj){
  for (var i=1; i<= numofitems; i++){
    var shutdiv =eval( "menuitem"+i+".thediv");
    shutdiv.style.visibility="hidden";
  }
  theobj.thediv.style.visibility="visible";
  bar_ = document.getElementById("bar"); 
  bar_.style.visibility="hidden";
}

function closesubnav(event){
  for (var i=1; i<= numofitems; i++){
    var shutdiv =eval('menuitem'+i+'.thediv');
    shutdiv.style.visibility='hidden';
  }
  bar_ = document.getElementById("bar"); 
  bar_.style.visibility="visible";
}