//------------------- Drop Down menus -------------------//
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#menu li").hover(
        function(){ $("ul", this).fadeIn("fast"); }, 
        function() { } 
    );
    if (document.all) {
        $("#menu li").hoverClass ("sfHover");
    }
});

$.fn.hoverClass = function(c) {
    return this.each(function(){
        $(this).hover( 
            function() { $(this).addClass(c);  },
            function() { $(this).removeClass(c); }
        );
    });
};

//------------------- for clearing and replacing text in form input fields and textareas -------------------//
function clearText(thefield) {
  if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value) { thefield.value = "" }
} 
function replaceText(thefield) {
  if (thefield.value=="") { thefield.value = thefield.defaultValue }
}