/*
window.onload = function() {
	
	setInterval("blink_messages_button()", 1000);
}*/

function start_blinking_messages(){

	if($("my_messages")!=null){
		
		setInterval("blink_messages_button()", 1000); //Every Second
	}	
}

function blink_messages_button(){	
	
	if($('my_messages')!=null){

		if($('my_messages').className == ""){
			
			$('my_messages').className = "new_message";	
		}
		else{
			
			$('my_messages').className = "";
		}
	}	
}

function start_alive_signaling(){

	send_alive_signal();
	setInterval("send_alive_signal()", 15000); //Every 15 seconds		
}

function send_alive_signal(){

	var timestamp = Number(new Date());
	var url = '/sitio/miembro/senal_conectado/?cid='+timestamp;			

	new Ajax.Request(url, {
		  method: 'get',
		  onSuccess: function(transport) {
			//alert(transport.responseText);
		  }
	});	
}