
var persistclose = 0          //set to 0 or 1. 1 means once the bar is manually closed, it will remain closed for browser session
var startX = 580               //set x offset of bar in pixels
var startY = 320                //set y offset of bar in pixels
var verticalpos = "fromtop"   //enter "fromtop" or "frombottom"

function iecompattest(){
  return (document.compatMode && document.compatMode!="BackCompat")? document.documentElement : document.body
}

function get_cookie(Name) {
  var search = Name + "="
  var returnvalue = "";
  if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
    offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search)
    if (offset != -1) {
      offset += search.length
      end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset);
      if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length;
      returnvalue=unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
    }
  }
  return returnvalue;
}

function closebar(){
  if (persistclose)
    document.cookie="remainclosed=1"
  document.getElementById("topbar").style.visibility="hidden"
}

function staticbar(){
  barheight=document.getElementById("topbar").offsetHeight
  var ns = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") != -1) || window.opera;
  var d = document;
  function ml(id){
    var el=d.getElementById(id);
    if (!persistclose || persistclose && get_cookie("remainclosed")=="")
    el.style.visibility="visible"
    if(d.layers)el.style=el;
    el.sP=function(x,y){this.style.left=x+"px";this.style.top=y+"px";};
    el.x = startX;
    if (verticalpos=="fromtop")
	el.y = startY;
    else{
	el.y = ns ? pageYOffset + innerHeight : iecompattest().scrollTop + iecompattest().clientHeight;
	el.y -= startY;
    }
    return el;
  }
  window.stayTopLeft=function(){
    if (verticalpos=="fromtop"){
	var pY = ns ? pageYOffset : iecompattest().scrollTop;
	ftlObj.y += (pY + startY - ftlObj.y)/8;
    }
    else{
	var pY = ns ? pageYOffset + innerHeight - barheight: iecompattest().scrollTop + iecompattest().clientHeight - barheight;
	ftlObj.y += (pY - startY - ftlObj.y)/8;
    }
    ftlObj.sP(ftlObj.x, ftlObj.y);
    setTimeout("stayTopLeft()", 10);
  }
  ftlObj = ml("topbar");
  stayTopLeft();
}

if (window.addEventListener)
  window.addEventListener("load", staticbar, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
  window.attachEvent("onload", staticbar)
else if (document.getElementById)
  window.onload=staticbar

