window.addEvent('domready', function() {
// initially hide sub menu items
var myVerticalSlide = new Fx.Slide('vertical_slide').hide();
	
// add toggle on or off option									 
	var status = {
		'true': 'Hide Expanded Menu',
		'false': 'Show Expanded Menu'
	};									 

	$('v_toggle').addEvent('click', function(e){
		// navigation menu style is set to hidden to start to avoid displaying menu as page loads
		// as susch, we now need to toggle the styles to actually display the menu
		e = new Event(e);
		document.getElementById('vertical_slide').style.visibility = "visible";	
		document.getElementById('vertical_slide').style.display = "block";			
		// styles have been toggled, now display menu
		myVerticalSlide.toggle();
		e.stop();
	});
	
	// When Vertical Slide ends its transition, we check for its status
	// note that complete will not affect 'hide' and 'show' methods
	myVerticalSlide.addEvent('complete', function() {
		$('vertical_status').set('html', status[myVerticalSlide.open]);
	});	
	
	

});