$(document).ready(function()
{
	slide("#sliding-navigation", 10, 0, 150, .8);
	
	lastBlock = $("#a1");
    maxWidth = 322;
	minWidth = 153;	
    
    $("ul.homescroller li a").hover(	
		function(){			
			$(lastBlock).animate({width: minWidth+"px"}, { queue:false, duration:400 });
			$(this).animate({width: maxWidth+"px"}, { queue:false, duration:400});
			currentBlock = this;				
			lastBlock = this;			
	    }
	);
	
	
});

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 + " span";
	
	// initiates the timer used for the sliding animation
	var timer = 0;
	// creates the hover-slide effect for all link elements 		
	$(link_elements).each(function(i)
	{
		$(this).hover(
		function()
		{
			$(this).animate({ paddingLeft: pad_out }, 150);
		},		
		function()
		{
			$(this).animate({ paddingLeft: pad_in }, 150);
		});
	});
}