function columnToggle(init) {
    obj = window.document.getElementById('body');
    fobj = window.document.getElementById('forum');
    cobj = window.document.getElementById('column');

    if (init==false) {
        if (obj.className == 'with-column') { 
            $.cookie('hide_column', 1, {
                path: "/",
                domain: "basegroup.ru",
                secure: false});
//            $("#column").animate({width:"0px", marginLeft:"170px"}, 700);
            $("#column").fadeOut(700);
            window.setTimeout("obj.className=''; cobj.style.visibility='hidden'; if (fobj) fobj.style.paddingRight='0px'; ", 680); 
        } else { 
            $.cookie('hide_column', 0, {
                path: "/",
                domain: "basegroup.ru",
                secure: false});
            cobj.style.visibility='visible';
            obj.className='with-column'; 
            if (fobj) fobj.style.paddingRight='50px';
//            $("#column").animate({width:"170px", marginLeft:"0px"}, 700);
            $("#column").fadeIn(700);
        }
    } else {
        obj.className=''; 
        if (fobj) fobj.style.paddingRight='0px'; 
        cobj.style.visibility='hidden';
    }

    btn = document.getElementById('column_button_img');
    if (btn.src == 'http://www.basegroup.ru/img/btn_expand.gif' || btn.src == 'http://basegroup.ru/img/btn_expand.gif') {
        btn.src = '/img/btn_close.gif'
    } else {
        btn.src = '/img/btn_expand.gif'
    }
}

function columnHideOnInit() {
    if ($.cookie('hide_column') == 1) columnToggle(true);
}