$(document).ready(function()
{
	slide("#sliding-navigation", 200, 5, 100, .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-top"," -50px");
		
		// updates timer
		timer = (timer*multiplier + time);
		$(this).animate({ marginTop: "0" }, timer);
		$(this).animate({ marginTop: "0px" }, timer);
		$(this).animate({ marginTop: "0" }, timer);
	});

	// creates the hover-slide effect for all link elements 		
	$(link_elements).each(function(i)
	{
		var timeit = 1;
		$(this).animate({ paddingTop: 10 }, timeit);
		$(this).animate({ paddingBottom: 5 }, timeit);
		
		var timeit = 200;
		$(this).hover(
		
		function()
		{
			$(this).stop().animate({ paddingTop: 15 }, timeit);
			$(this).stop().animate({ paddingBottom: pad_out }, timeit);
		},
		
		function()
		{
			$(this).stop().animate({ paddingTop: 10 }, timeit);
			$(this).stop().animate({ paddingBottom: pad_in }, timeit);		
		});	
	});
}