function menuClip(menuObj, menuName, dir)
{
 var mD = menuObj.menu[menuName][0];
 if (!mD.timer) mD.timer = 0;
 if (!mD.counter) mD.counter = 0;
 with (mD)
 {
  clearTimeout(timer);
  if (!lyr || !lyr.ref) return;
  if (dir==1) lyr.vis('visible');
  lyr.sty.zIndex = 1001 + dir;
  lyr.clip(0, 0, menuW+2, (menuH+2)*Math.pow(Math.sin(Math.PI*counter/20),0.75) );
  counter += dir;
  if (counter==11) { counter = 10; if (isDOM&&!isIE) lyr.sty.clip='' }
  else if (counter<0) { counter = 0; lyr.vis('hidden') }
  else timer = setTimeout(menuObj.myName+'.'+(dir==1?'show':'hide')+'Menu("'+menuName+'")', 40);
 }
}

if (!window.opera)
{
 pMenu.showMenu = new Function('mN','menuClip(pMenu, mN, 1)');
 pMenu.hideMenu = new Function('mN','menuClip(pMenu, mN, -1)');
}