RAT head and foot now auto-collapsed. Headlines for manual unfolding added.

 
<!--
====================================================

               COLLAPSING RAT VIEW 2.02

====================================================
-->

<style type="text/css">
<!--
p.collapsed, form.collapsed {
  display:none;
}

p.expanded, form.expanded {
  display:block;
}
-->
</style>

<script language="javascript"><!--

 var expandState="expanded";

 function toggle_threads(){
    expandState  = (expandState=='expanded')
                       ? 'collapsed'
                       : 'expanded'
                       ;

    var elements = document.getElementsByTagName('ul');
    var elnum;
    for( elnum=0; elnum<elements.length; elnum++ ){
        var el = elements[elnum];
        if ( el.parentNode.className.match(/nnt-depth-1/) )
           el.className = expandState;
        if ( el.id == 'ul-legend')
           el.className = 'collapsed';
    }
 }

 function collapse_RAT_head_n_foot() {
    
    // --- hide head
    var head_div = document.getElementById('nodethreads-head');

    var head_p       = head_div.children[0];
    head_p.id        = 'head-view'; 
    head_p.className = 'collapsed';

    var title_html = '<h3 onclick="toggleMenu(\'head-view\')"> +/- Vie
+w </h3>';
    head_div.innerHTML = title_html + head_div.innerHTML;

    // --- hide foot
    var config_form = document.forms[2];
    var config_head = document.getElementsByName('nnt-config')[0];

    config_form.id        ='form-config';
    config_form.className ='collapsed';

    config_head.innerHTML = "+/- " + config_head.innerHTML;
    config_head.onclick   = function () { toggleMenu('form-config') };
 }
 
 if ( document.title.match(/Recently Active Threads/) ) {

    collapse_RAT_head_n_foot();

    document.writeln('<a href="javascript:toggle_threads()">+/- Thread
+s</a>');

    // if (navigator.appName=="Obigo")
       toggle_threads();
 }

//--></script>
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