var active_item = false;
function left_menu()
{

  $("#leftmenu p.menu_active").each(function() 
  {
	  active_item = this;
});
 

$("#leftmenu p.menu_head").mouseover(function() 
			{
				$(this).css({backgroundImage:"url(/view/img/menu_head1.png)"});
			});
$("#leftmenu p.menu_head").mouseout(function()
			{
				if(this != active_item)
				$(this).css({backgroundImage:"url(/view/img/menu_head.png)"});
				else
				$(this).css({backgroundImage:"url(/view/img/menu_head1.png)"});
			});													 											

  //slides the element with class "menu_body" when paragraph with class "menu_head" is clicked
  $("#leftmenu p.menu_head").click(function()
  {
	if(active_item == this) return;
	active_item = this;
    $(this).css({backgroundImage:"url(/view/img/menu_head1.png)"}).next("div.menu_body").slideToggle(300).siblings("div.menu_body").slideUp("slow");
//    $(this).siblings().css({backgroundImage:"url(/view/img/menu_head.png)"});
    $(this).siblings("p.menu_head").css({backgroundImage:"url(/view/img/menu_head.png)"});
  });
}