/* General application-wide functions and settings */

//site-wide page load functions
function pageInit() {
    
    if ($('article-list').children.length !== 0) {
        
        // show the header and footer
        $$('#header, #footer').invoke('show');
        
        //change all article links to open in a new window
        $$('#article-list h2 a').each(function(link) {
            link.observe('click', makePopup.bindAsEventListener(link));
        });
    }
}

//run the init function as soon as the page is ready
document.observe('dom:loaded', pageInit);