/* ------------------- hide and seek cookies -------------------- */
function readCookie(name) {
   var nameEQ = name + '=';
   var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
   for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
      var c = ca[i];
      while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
      if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
   }
   return null;
}

function isCookieAllowed(){
   setCookie('cookie_allowed',1,10); 
   if(readCookie('cookie_allowed') != 1) {alert('This operation requires that your browser accepts cookies! Please turn on cookies accepting.'); return false; }; 
   return true; 
}

function setCookie(name,value,days) {
   if (days) {
      var date = new Date();
      date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
      var expires = '; expires='+date.toGMTString();
   }
   else var expires = '';
   document.cookie = name+'='+value+expires+'; path=/';
}

function getCookies(type){
	var c = parseInt(readCookie(type));
}

function setLang(type, value, page){
   if(!isCookieAllowed()) return false;
   setCookie(type,value,10);
   window.location=page;
}