function menu(menuid, pic, link)
{
	//then collapse the one we have chosen
	if(document.getElementById(menuid).className == "displaysubmenu" )
	{
		hidemenu(menuid, pic, link);
	}
	else 
	{
		//first expand all the menues					
		hidemenu('aboutme', 'aboutmepic', 'aboutmelink');
		hidemenu('friends', 'friendspic', 'friendslink');
		hidemenu('links', 'linkspic', 'linkslink');
		hidemenu('newsmail', 'newsmailpic', 'newsmaillink');
		hidemenu('humor', 'humorpic', 'humorlink');
		hidemenu('scuba', 'scubapic', 'scubalink');
		hidemenu('db', 'dbpic', 'dblink');
		showmenu(menuid, pic, link);
	}
}

function showmenu(menuid, pic, link)
{
	document.getElementById(menuid).className = "displaysubmenu";
	document.getElementById(pic).src = "img/buttons/minus.gif";
	document.getElementById(link).className = "markedmenulink";
}

function hidemenu(menuid, pic, link)
{
	document.getElementById(menuid).className = "hidesubmenu";
	document.getElementById(pic).src = "img/buttons/pluss.gif";
	document.getElementById(link).className = "menulinks";
}