/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	A Better jQuery Tooltip
	Version 1.0
	By Jon Cazier
	jon@3nhanced.com
	01.22.08
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

$.fn.betterTooltip = function(options){
	
	/* Setup the options for the tooltip that can be 
	   accessed from outside the plugin              */
	var defaults = {
		speed: 200,
		delay: 300
	};
	
	var options = $.extend(defaults, options);
	
	/* Create a function that builds the tooltip 
	   markup. Then, prepend the tooltip to the body */
	getTip = function() {
		var tTip = 
			"<div class='tip'>" +
			"</div>";
		return tTip;
	}
	$("body").prepend(getTip());
	
	/* Give each item with the class associated with 
	   the plugin the ability to call the tooltip    */
	$(this).each(function(){
		
		var $this = $(this);
		var tip = $('.tip');
		var tTipVar = $('.tTip');
		//var tipInner = $('.tip .tipMid');
		
		var tTitle = (this.title);
		this.title = "";
		
		var offset = $(this).offset();
		var tLeft = offset.left;
		var tTop = offset.top;
		var tWidth = $this.width();
		var tHeight = $this.height();
		
		/* Mouse over and out functions*/
		$this.hover(
			function() {
				tip.html(tTitle);
				setTip(tTop, tLeft);
				//if (tTitle.length == 6)
                    //alert('Soccer');
				setTimer();
			}, 
			function() {
				stopTimer();
				tip.hide();
			}
		);		   
		
		/* Delay the fade-in animation of the tooltip */
		setTimer = function() {
			$this.showTipTimer = setInterval("showTip()", defaults.delay);
		}
		
		stopTimer = function() {
			clearInterval($this.showTipTimer);
		}
		
		/* Position the tooltip relative to the class 
		   associated with the tooltip     */          
	    setTip = function(top, left){
			var topOffset = tip.height();
			
			var leftOffset =  tip.width();
			var xTip = (left+15)+"px";
			//var xTip = (left+(leftOffset/2)-17)+"px"; 
			//var xTip = ((offset.left + tTipVar.width())-115)+"px";

			var yTip = (top - topOffset) + "px";
			//alert(document.getElementById('newsWatch').style.height);
			tip.css({'top' : yTip, 'left' : xTip});
		}
		
		/* This function stops the timer and creates the
		   fade-in animation     */                     
		showTip = function(){
			stopTimer();
			tip.animate({"opacity": "toggle"}, defaults.speed);
		}	
		
	});
};