$(document).ready(function()
{
	slide("#sliding-navigation", 53, 15, 150, .75);
});

function slide(navigation_id, pad_out, pad_in, time, multiplier)
{
	// creates the target paths
	var list_elements = navigation_id + " li.sliding-element";
	var link_elements = list_elements + " a";
	
	// initiates the timer used for the sliding animation
	var timer = 0;
	
	// creates the slide animation for all list elements
	$(list_elements).each(function()
	{
	    // margin left = - ([width of element] + [total vertical padding of element])
	    $(this).css("margin-left", "-180px");
	    // updates timer
	    timer = (timer * multiplier + time);
	    $(this).animate({ marginLeft: "0" }, timer);
	    $(this).animate({ marginLeft: "15px" }, timer);
	    $(this).animate({ marginLeft: "0" }, timer);
	});

	// creates the hover-slide effect for all link elements 		
	$(link_elements).each(function()
	{
	    $(this).hover
		(
		    function()
		    {
		        $(this).animate({ paddingLeft: pad_out }, 250);
		    },		
		        function()
		        {
			        $(this).animate({ paddingLeft: pad_in }, 100);
		});
	});
}