$(document).ready(function(){

		
	update();

	$('.thumbnail').equalHeights();

	$('.article_preview').pinball();

	if($('#sidebar').height() < $('#main').height())
		$('#sidebar').css({'height': $('#main').height()}); 

	$(".intro").hide().fadeIn(1000);
	$(".hilite").hide().fadeIn(1000);

	$(".error").hide().fadeIn(1000);

		$(document).ready(function(){	
			$("#slider").easySlider({
				controlsBefore:	'<p id="controls">',
				controlsAfter:	'</p>',
				auto: true, 
				continuous: true
			});
	
		});	

});


function update() {
  $.ajax({
    type: 'POST',
    url: '/ajax/random_quote',
    timeout: 2000,
    success: function(data) {
      $("#small_quote").fadeOut("slow");
		$("#small_quote").html(data);
		$("#small_quote").slideDown("slow");

      $("#random_quote").fadeOut("fast");
		$("#random_quote").html(data);
		$("#random_quote").fadeIn("fast");

      window.setTimeout(update, 20000);
    },
    error: function (XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) {
//      $("#small_quote").html('Timeout contacting server..');
//      $("#random_quote").html('Timeout contacting server..');
      window.setTimeout(update, 20000);
    }
	});



}



/*-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 * JQuery Plugin: "EqualHeights"
 * by:	Scott Jehl, Todd Parker, Maggie Costello Wachs (http://www.filamentgroup.com)
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Filament Group
 * Licensed under GPL (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php)
 *
 * Description: Compares the heights or widths of the top-level children of a provided element 
 		and sets their min-height to the tallest height (or width to widest width). Sets in em units 
 		by default if pxToEm() method is available.
 * Dependencies: jQuery library, pxToEm method	(article: 
		http://www.filamentgroup.com/lab/retaining_scalable_interfaces_with_pixel_to_em_conversion/)							  
 * Usage Example: $(element).equalHeights();
  		Optional: to set min-height in px, pass a true argument: $(element).equalHeights(true);
 * Version: 2.0, 08.01.2008


 * 29 May 09	- EDITED to work without dependencies & doesn't bother with children just the class passed to the fn
				- eoin@starfish.ie
--------------------------------------------------------------------*/

$.fn.equalHeights = function() {
	var currentTallest = 0;
	$(this).each(function(){

			if ($(this).height() > currentTallest) { currentTallest = $(this).height(); }
	});

	$(this).each(function(){

		$(this).css({'height': currentTallest}); 

	});

	return this;
};







/*
 * jQuery Pinball
 * Copyright 2009 Eoin McGrath
 * Released under the MIT and GPL licenses.
 */

(function($) {
	$.fn.pinball = function(options) {

				var originalBG = "#ffffff";
				var fadeColor = "#F5F9FE";

	this.each(function() {

		var $this = $(this);

			$this.hover(function(e) {

				$this.addClass('active');

			}, function() {
				$this.removeClass('active');
			});

				$this.click(function (e) {

					//get back to parent element
//					alert($this.className);
				  var $link = $(e.target).find("a").attr("href");

					if($link) {
						window.location = $link;
					}

 				});

		  });

		  return this;

	}
})(jQuery);