// prototype will already be included

function theme_init() {
	
	// initialize the header carousel
	init_header_carousel();

	if($('static_column')) {
		// make the two columns the same height (the max of both)
		var h1 = $('static_column').getHeight();
		var h2 = $('dynamic_column').getHeight();
		var h = h1 > h2 ? h1 : h2;
		$('static_column').setStyle({height: h+'px'});
		$('dynamic_column').setStyle({height: h+'px'});
	} else {
		// but do override the dynamic column's width of 70% if there's no static column
		$('dynamic_column').setStyle({
			width: '100%'
		});
	}
}



// preload some images
img1 = new Image(1,1); img1.src='themes/sky/play_button_sm.png';
img2 = new Image(1,1); img2.src='themes/sky/play_button_hover_sm.png';