$(document).ready(function()
{
	//slide("#sliding-navigation", 25, 15, 150, .8);
	slide2("#sliding-navigation", 25, 15, 150, 0.9);
});
function slide2(navigation_id, pad_out, pad_in, time, multiplier)
{
	var listImg = ".cmi";
	var timer = 0;
	
	$(listImg).each(function(i)
	{
		// margin left = - ([width of element] + [total vertical padding of element])
		$(this).css("display","block");
		$(this).css("margin-left","-180px");
		// updates timer
		timer = (timer*multiplier + time);
		$(this).css("margin-left","-20px");
		$(this).animate({ marginLeft: "15px" }, timer);
		$(this).fadeOut(100);
		$(this).fadeIn(600);
		$(this).animate({ marginLeft: "0" }, timer);
		
		// $(this).hover(
		// function()
		// {
			// $(this).fadeOut(100);
			// $(this).fadeIn(600);
		// },		
		// function()
		// {
			// $(this).fadeOut(500);
			// $(this).fadeIn(1000);
		// });
	});

}
function slide(navigation_id, pad_out, pad_in, time, multiplier)
{
	// creates the target paths
	var list_elements = navigation_id + " li.sliding-element";
	var link_elements = list_elements + " a";
	
	// initiates the timer used for the sliding animation
	var timer = 0;
	
	// creates the slide animation for all list elements 
	$(list_elements).each(function(i)
	{
		// margin left = - ([width of element] + [total vertical padding of element])
		$(this).css("margin-left","-180px");
		// updates timer
		timer = (timer*multiplier + time);
		$(this).animate({ marginLeft: "0" }, timer);
		$(this).animate({ marginLeft: "15px" }, timer);
		$(this).animate({ marginLeft: "0" }, timer);
	});

	// creates the hover-slide effect for all link elements 		
	$(link_elements).each(function(i)
	{
		$(this).hover(
		function()
		{
			$(this).animate({ paddingLeft: pad_out }, 150);
			if(!$(this).hasClass('onHover'))
			{
				$(this).addClass('onHover');
			}
			
		},		
		function()
		{
			$(this).animate({ paddingLeft: pad_in }, 150);
			$(this).removeClass('onHover');
		});
	});
}