var secs;
var timerID = null;
var timerRunning = false;
var delay = 1000;

function InitializeTimer()
{
var prehomeBlock = document.getElementById("prehome");
var pageAccueil = document.getElementById("pageAccueil");
var accueilFlash = document.getElementById("accueilFlash");
accueilFlash.style.display="none";	
prehomeBlock.style.display="block";		
pageAccueil.style.overflow = "hidden";

// Set the length of the timer, in seconds
secs = 9;
StopTheClock();
StartTheTimer();
}

function StopTheClock()
{
    if(timerRunning)
        clearTimeout(timerID)
    timerRunning = false
}

function StartTheTimer()
{
    if (secs==0)
    {
        StopTheClock();
        closePrehome();
    }
    else
    {
        self.status = secs;
        secs = secs - 1;
        timerRunning = true;
        timerID = self.setTimeout("StartTheTimer()", delay);
    }
}

function createCookie(nom, valeur, expires) 
{
    document.cookie=nom+"="+escape(valeur)+
    ((expires==null) ? "" : ("; expires="+expires.toGMTString()));
}
function closePrehome()
{
    var prehomeBlock = document.getElementById("prehome");
	var accueilFlash = document.getElementById("accueilFlash");
    var cacheprehome = document.getElementById("cacheprehome");
    var pageAccueil = document.getElementById("pageAccueil");
    if(prehomeBlock.style.display == "block")
    {
        prehomeBlock.style.display="none";	
        cacheprehome.style.display="none";	
		accueilFlash.style.display="block";
        pageAccueil.style.overflow = "auto";
        createCookie("prehome",1);
    }
}