/**
 * /public_html/scripts/global-1.0.0.js
 *
 * @author    Ahmed Chafik (ahmed@civittechnologies.com)
 * @copyright 2009 Civit Technologies, LLC
 * @version   Define("Id: global-1.0.0.js,v 1.00 2007/10/07 16:36:56 Ahmed")
 *
 */
 
function _gel( id ) {
  return document.getElementById(id);
}

var page = {

    displayMessage : function(message, autoHide, noFade) {

        $('#errorMessage').hide();
        $('#errorMessage').html("    " + message);
        noFade ? $('#errorMessage').show() : $('#errorMessage').fadeIn('slow');

        if (autoHide) {
            window.setTimeout(function() {
                $('#errorMessage').fadeOut('slow');
            }, 2500);
        }
    }


}