var isExtended = 0;

function slideSideBar(){
	new Effect.toggle('sideBarContents', 'blind', { scaleX: 'true', scaleY: 'true;', scaleContent: false });		
	if(0 == isExtended) {		
		new Effect.Fade('sideBarContents',
   			{ 
				duration: 1.0, 
				from: 0.0, 
				to: 1.0 
			}
		);		
		isExtended++;
	} else {		
		new Effect.Fade('sideBarContents',
   			{ 
				duration: 1.0, 
				from: 1.0, 
				to:0.0 
			}
		);		
		isExtended = 0;
	}	
}

function init(){
	Event.observe('sideBarTab', 'click', slideSideBar, true);
}

Event.observe(window, 'load', init, true);