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/*  A quick parent/child helper idea for tipped.js
 *  blocks parent tooltips from hiding when child tooltips are open
 *  http://groups.google.com/group/tippedjs/browse_thread/thread/29a65b3a4c0a37df
 */

(function($) { 

window.TippedParentChildHelper = {
  showChild: function(content, element) {
    var parent = element.getAttribute('data-tipped-parent');
    if (parent) {
      var vc = $('#' + parent).data('tipped_visible_children') || 0;
      $('#' + parent).data('tipped_visible_children', vc++);
    }
  },

  hideChild: function(content, element) {
    var parent = element.getAttribute('data-tipped-parent');
    if (parent) {
      var vc = $('#' + parent).data('tipped_visible_children') || 1;
      $('#' + parent).data('tipped_visible_children', vc--);
    }
  },
  
  hideParent: function(content, element) { 
    if ($(element).data('tipped_visible_children')) > 0) {
      Tipped.show(element);
    }
  }
};

})(jQuery);

// then on the child tooltips
data-tipped-parent='id_of_parent' 
data-tipped-options="
  onShow: TippedParentChildHelper.showChild,
  onHide: TippedParentChildHelper.hideChild
"

/*  On the parent tooltips to block hiding when
 *  child tooltips are open:
 *  fadeDuration is set to 0 otherwise the tooltip 
 */ will first fade out on browsers that support it

id='id_of_parent',
data-tipped-options="
  fadeDuration: 0,
  onHide: TippedParentChildHelper.hideParent
"