$(document).ready(function()
{
	slide(".meta", 25, 5, 150, .8);
});

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 + " a";
	
	// initiates the timer used for the sliding animation
	var timer = 0;
	
	// creates the slide animation for all list elements 
	$(list_elements).each(function(i)
	{
		// margin left = - ([width of element] + [total vertical padding of element])
		$(this).css("margin-left","-80px");
		// updates timer
		timer = (timer*multiplier + time);
		$(this).animate({ marginLeft: "0" }, timer);
		$(this).animate({ marginLeft: "5px" }, timer);
		$(this).animate({ marginLeft: "0" }, timer);
	});

	// creates the hover-slide effect for all link elements 		
	$(link_elements).each(function(i)
	{
		$(".video a").hover(
		
		function()
		{
			$(".video a").animate({  paddingLeft: pad_out, backgroundColor: "#28A9E1" }, 150);
		},
		
		function()
		{
			$(".video a").animate({ paddingLeft: pad_in, backgroundColor: "#F7941D" }, 50);
		});
		
		$(".podcast a").hover(
		
		function()
		{
			$(".podcast a").animate({  paddingLeft: pad_out, backgroundColor: "#28A9E1" }, 150);
		},
		
		function()
		{
			$(".podcast a").animate({ paddingLeft: pad_in, backgroundColor: "#F15922" }, 50);
		});
		
		$(".presentazioni a").hover(
		
		function()
		{
			$(".presentazioni a").animate({  paddingLeft: pad_out, backgroundColor: "#28A9E1" }, 150);
		},
		
		function()
		{
			$(".presentazioni a").animate({ paddingLeft: pad_in, backgroundColor: "#DA203D" }, 50);
		});
		
		$(".press a").hover(
		
		function()
		{
			$(".press a").animate({  paddingLeft: pad_out, backgroundColor: "#28A9E1" }, 150);
		},
		
		function()
		{
			$(".press a").animate({ paddingLeft: pad_in, backgroundColor: "#D958A0" }, 50);
		});
	});
}

$(document).ready(function()
{
	$('ul.nav li').ahover();
});