function chatbutton() {
//chat availability checker
$.ajax ({
		url: 'livechat_checkbutton.asp',
		cache: false,
		success: function(data) {
  if (data) { 
	$('#livechat').css("background-image", "url(images/leftnav_livechat.jpg)");  
	$('#livechat').css("margin-top","10px")
	$('#livechat').css("height","77px")
	$('#livechat').append('<a href="livechat_window.asp">need some help? - click here to live chat with one of our trained advisors <\/a>')
	$('#livechat a').css("display","block")
	$('#livechat a').css("width","200px")
	$('#livechat a').css("height","77px")
  }
  else 
  {
	$('#livechat').remove() 
  }
		}});
					   
//chat window and more
$('#livechat a').live('click',function() {
					 $(this).fancybox({
									  "width": 450, 
									  "height": 450
									  }).trigger("click");
					 return false;
					  });
	
//end chatbutton() function
}

function startnewchat() {}