Miscellany

// function to close notification message
// slideUp the message
function closeNotification(duration){
    var divHeight = $('div#info_message').height();
    setTimeout(function(){
        $('div#info_message').animate({
            top: '-'+divHeight
        }); 
        // removing the notification from body
        setTimeout(function(){
            $('div#info_message').remove();
        },200);
    }, parseInt(duration * 1000));   
}


// sliding down the notification
function slideDownNotification(startAfter, autoClose, duration){    
    setTimeout(function(){
        $('div#info_message').animate({
            top: 0
        }); 
        if(autoClose){
            setTimeout(function(){
                closeNotification(duration);
            }, duration);
        }
    }, parseInt(startAfter * 1500));    
}