var end_reached = false;
    var selected_sidebar = "";
	var current_position = ""; 
	var end_position = "";
	var move_by = "";
	var delay_time = "";
	var intval = "";
	var first_slowdown_point = 60; // FIRST TOP-POSITION WHERE SLIDING SIDEBAR SHOULD START SLOWING DOWN
	var second_slowdown_point = 85; // SECOND
	var first_slowdown_move_by = 2; // DISTANCE SIDEBAR SHOULD MOVE AFTER FIRST SLOWDOWN
	var second_slowdown_move_by = 1; // SECOND
	
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
	
	  function resetValues()
	   {
		window.clearInterval(intval);
		current_position = -220; // STARTING TOP-POSITION OF SIDEBAR
		end_position = 110; // END POSITION
		move_by = 4; // STARTING DISTANCE SIDEBAR SHOULD MOVE EACH INTERVAL
		delay_time = 1; // DELAY BETWEEN INTERVALS (MOVES)
		intval = "";
	   } // END FUNCTION
	   
	 resetValues();
	   
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
	 	
	  function changeSideBar(sidebar_name)
	   {
		document.getElementById('sidebar_wsrsuhit').style.visibility='hidden';
		document.getElementById('sidebar_9rsymxua').style.visibility='hidden';
		document.getElementById('sidebar_e7j8wbia').style.visibility='hidden';
		document.getElementById('sidebar_x7j9x79x').style.visibility='hidden';
		
		document.getElementById('sidebar_advanced').style.visibility='hidden';
		document.getElementById('sidebar_xfmx7i3s').style.visibility='hidden';
		
         // IF IT IS NOT THE HOME TAB AND IF A SIDEBAR EXISTS FOR THE  PASSED NAME
		 if(document.getElementById(sidebar_name) != null && sidebar_name != 'sidebar_xfmx7i3s') selected_sidebar = document.getElementById(sidebar_name);
		 else selected_sidebar = document.getElementById('sidebar_advanced');
         if(!end_reached)
          {
		   resetValues();
		   intval = window.setInterval("moveIt()",delay_time);
          } // END IF WE NEED TO SLIDE THE SIDEBAR
         else
          {
           selected_sidebar.style.top = (end_position)+'px';
          } // END ELSE WE JUST NEED TO MOVE IT INSTANTLY
		 selected_sidebar.style.visibility='visible';
	   } // END FUNCTION
	   
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
	
	 
	function moveIt()
	 {
	  current_position += move_by;
	  selected_sidebar.style.top = (current_position)+'px';
	  // SLOW IT DOWN AFTER IT GETS CLOSE
	  if(current_position >= first_slowdown_point) move_by = first_slowdown_move_by;
	  if(current_position >= second_slowdown_point) move_by = second_slowdown_move_by;
      if (current_position >= end_position) 
        {
         resetValues();
         end_reached = true;
        } // END IF WE'VE REACHED THE END
		 
	 } // END FUNCTION