// Author:              Matt Rossi

// Website:             ifohdesigns.com

// Article Source:      http://ifohdesigns.com/blog/tutorials/

// Last Modified:       August 27, 2008// IF YOU WISH TO USE THIS SCRIPT I WOULD APPRECIATE A BACKLINK

$(document).ready(function() {

$("#panel").hide();

var a = $("<a></a>").attr('href','#').addClass("btn-slide");

 $('#wrapper').before(a);

$(".btn-slide").click(function(){

if ($("#panel").is(":hidden")) {

        $("#panel").slideDown("medium");

 $(this).addClass("active");

         $.cookie('showTop', 'collapsed');

 return false;

} else {

        $("#panel").slideUp("medium");

 $(this).removeClass("active");

        $.cookie('showTop', 'expanded');

 return false;

}

});

// COOKIES

    // Header State

    var showTop = $.cookie('showTop');

// Set the user's selection for the Header State

    if (showTop == 'expanded') {

 $("#panel").slideUp("medium");

 $(this).removeClass("active");

};

});