function readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}

function getQueryVariable(variable, q) {
  var queryStr = window.location.search.substring(1);
  if(q!='' && q!=null) {
    queryStr = q;
  }
  var qVars = queryStr.split("&");
  for (i=0;i<qVars.length;i++) {
    pair = qVars[i].split("=");
    if (pair[0] == variable) {
      return pair[1];
    }
  }
  return '';
}

function setTableRows() {
  var row_count = 1;
  $$('table.threads-list tr.thread-row').each(function(tr) {
    if(row_count%2 == 0) {
      tr.addClassName('alt');
    }
    row_count++;
  });
}
function populateLogin() {
  u = readCookie('user_name');
  if(u != null && u != '') {
    u = unescape(u).gsub(/\+/, ' ');
    $('profile-link').insert(u);
    $('not-logged-in').remove();
  } else {
    $('logged-in').remove();
      // new Effect.SlideDown( 'logIn-box' );
  }
  $A($('login-signup').children).each(function(e) { e.show(); });
}

Event.observe(window, 'load', function() {
  document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].setAttribute('id','discuss');  
  populateLogin();
});