this.displayInfo = function(){	
	$("#aboutuslink").toggle(
		function(){
			$("#infobox").fadeIn("slow");	
    	},
		function(){
			$("#infobox").fadeOut("slow");
    });

// hide/show newsletterdiv
	$("#newsletterlink").click(function(){
		$("#bulletindiv").hide("slow");
		$("#mbrshiplistdiv").hide("slow");
		$("#settingsdiv").hide("slow");
		$("#newsletterdiv").show("slow");
		return(false);
	});

// check upload data
	$("form#uploadnewslform").submit(function(){
		var newslettertxt = $("#newnewsletter").val();
		var delfilename = $("#deletefilename").val();
		if (newslettertxt == "" && delfilename == "") {
			return false;
		}
	});

// hide/show bulletin board
	$("#bulletinlink").click(function(){
		$("#newsletterdiv").hide("slow");
		$("#mbrshiplistdiv").hide("slow");
		$("#settingsdiv").hide("slow");
		$("#bulletindiv").show("slow");
		return(false);
	});

// hide/show mbrshiplistdiv
	$("#mbrshiplstlink").click(function(){
		$("#newsletterdiv").hide("slow");
		$("#bulletindiv").hide("slow");
		$("#settingsdiv").hide("slow");
		$("#mbrshiplistdiv").show("slow");
		return(false);
	});
	
// hide/show mbrshiplistdiv
	$("#settingslink").click(function(){
		$("#newsletterdiv").hide("slow");
		$("#bulletindiv").hide("slow");
		$("#mbrshiplistdiv").hide("hide");
		$("#settingsdiv").show("slow");
		return(false);
	});

// hide/show bulletin comments div
	$(".bullcolink").toggle(function(){
		var entryID = this.name;
		$("#bullcommentsdiv"+entryID).fadeIn("slow");
		// display this into comEntryDiv:
		$("#addcommentp").remove();
		$("#comEntryDiv"+entryID).append("<p id=\"addcommentp\"><br />add a comment:<br /><textarea name=\"newCommentTxt\" cols=\"50\" rows=\"8\" class=\"newCommentTxt\"></textarea><br />"+"<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"newCommentRef\" value=\""+entryID+"\" />"+"<input type=\"submit\" name=\"newCommentButton\" value=\"save\" />"+"</p>");
	}, function(){
		var entryID = this.name;
		$("#bullcommentsdiv"+entryID).fadeOut("slow");
		$("#addcommentp").remove();
	});

// hide/show new bulletin topic div
	$("#newBullTopicLink").toggle(function(){
		$("#bullnewtopicdiv").fadeIn("slow");
	}, function(){
		$("#bullnewtopicdiv").fadeOut("slow");
	});
// new topic fields
	$("#newTopicTxt").focus(function(){
		if ($("#newTopicTxt").val() == "enter text") {
			$("#newTopicTxt").val("");
		}
	});
// new topic fields
	$("#newTopicheadline").focus(function(){
		if ($("#newTopicheadline").val() == "enter new topic headline") {
			$("#newTopicheadline").val("");
		}
	});

// check bulletin new topic data
	$("form#BulletinForm").submit(function(){
		var newTopicheadline = $("#newTopicheadline").val();
		var newTopicTxt = $("#newTopicTxt").val();
		if (newTopicheadline == "" || newTopicheadline == "enter new topic headline" || newTopicTxt == "" ||  newTopicTxt == "enter text.") {
			return false;
		}
	});
	
// sendmail
	$("form#sendmailform").submit(function(){
		var emailheader = $("#emailheader").val();
		var emailtxt = $("#emailtxt").val();
		if (emailheader == "" || emailtxt == "") {
			alert("email incomplete");
			return false;
		}
	});

};
 
 
 // starting the script on page load
$(document).ready(function(){
	displayInfo();
});