var helpActivated = 0;
var color = 238;
var hex = "0123456789abcdef";

function showHelp(text) {
	var content = document.createTextNode(text);
	helpActivated = 1;
	document.getElementById("helpText").appendChild(content);      
	document.getElementById("onlineHelp").style.visibility = "visible";
	document.getElementById("onlineHelp").style.color = "#000000";
}

function rewriteText(text, textId) {
  var newContent = document.createTextNode(text);
  var oldContent = document.getElementById(textId).firstChild;
  
  document.getElementById(textId).removeChild(oldContent);
  document.getElementById(textId).appendChild(newContent);
}

function hideHelp() {
	var child = document.getElementById("helpText").firstChild;
	helpActivated = 0;
	color = 238;
	document.getElementById("helpText").removeChild(child);
}

function resize(element, maximized) {
  activeHeight = document.getElementById(element).style.height;
  
  if (activeHeight != "16px") {
    document.getElementById(element).style.height = "16px";
  } else {
    document.getElementById(element).style.height = null;
  }
}