var hideMenuTimeout;

function showProductMenu()
{
  clearTimeout(hideMenuTimeout);
  //document.getElementById("prodmenu").style["display"] = "inline";
  //Effect.SlideUp.Cancel();
  Effect.Appear('prodmenu', {duration: 0.25, fps: 200});

}

function hideProductMenu()
{
  hideMenuTimeout = setTimeout(actuallyHideProductMenu, 250);
}

function actuallyHideProductMenu()
{
  Effect.Fade('prodmenu', {duration: 0.25, fps: 200});
}