var SLIDETIMER = 3;
var SLIDESPEED = 3;
var SCROLLTIMER = 3;
var SCROLLSPEED = 3;
var STARTINGOPACITY = 40;

// handles section to section scrolling of the content //
function slideContent(id,prefix,timer) {
  var div = document.getElementById(id);
  var slider = div.parentNode;
  clearInterval(slider.timer);
  slider.section = parseInt(id.replace(/\D/g,''));
  slider.target = div.offsetTop;
  slider.style.top = slider.style.top || '0px';
  slider.current = slider.style.top.replace('px','');
  slider.direction = (Math.abs(slider.current) > slider.target) ? 1 : -1;
  slider.style.opacity = STARTINGOPACITY * .01;
  slider.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + STARTINGOPACITY + ')';
  slider.timer = setInterval( function() { slideAnimate(slider,prefix,timer) }, SLIDETIMER);
}