function readCookie(namevar)
{  
  var cookieValue = "";
  var search = namevar + "=";
  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;
      cookieValue = unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
    }
  }
  return cookieValue;
}


function writeCookie(name, value, hours)
{
  var expire = "";
  if(hours != null)
  {
    expire = new Date((new Date()).getTime() + hours * 3600000);
    expire = "; expires=" + expire.toGMTString();
  }
  document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + expire;
}	

function setDepth(tsize){

	var contentElement = document.getElementById('menuSpace'); 
	if (tsize == 's'){
		contentElement.style.height = '520px';
	}
	if (tsize == 'l'){
		contentElement.style.height = '580px';
	}
	if (tsize == 'v'){
		contentElement.style.height = '690px';
	}
	return true;
}