var initState = false;	//placeholder to indicate initial state is current
var hideInt = 300;	

function showMenu(id) {
		
	if (initState) { clearTimeout(TID) } else { initState = true; }
	var el = document.all ? document.all(id) :
	document.getElementById ? document.getElementById(id) : null;
	el.style.display = 'block';
}

function hideMenu(id) {
	var el = document.all ? document.all(id) :
	document.getElementById ? document.getElementById(id) : null;
	el.style.display = 'none';
}

		
function closeMe(id){
	timeoutString = "hideMenu('"+id+"')"
  	TID = window.setTimeout(timeoutString,hideInt);
}