(function($) {
		  
$.fn.alertWindow = function(options) {
		var defaults = {						
						zindex:9999,
						timeout:2000,
						speed: 'slow'
				};
				
		options = $.extend({},defaults, options);
		
		return $.extend(this.each(function(){
						$.extend($.fn.alertWindow.control,new $.ui.alertWindow(this,options));
}),$.fn.alertWindow.control);
		
	}
	
$.fn.alertWindow.control = {
		show : function(){	
							this.slidein();			
						},
		hide : function(){  
						this.slideout(this.element.id,this.options.elHeight);		
				},
		alert: function(message){
				$(this.element).html(message);
				this.show();
		}
}

$.ui.alertWindow = function(el,objOptions){
				if(!objOptions) var objOptions = {};
				this.element = el;
				this.options = {};
				$.extend(this.options, objOptions);				
				this.init();
}

$.extend($.ui.alertWindow.prototype, {
	init: function(){		
		//
		
		this.options.elHeight = $(this.element).outerHeight()*-1;
		var elWidth = ($(window).width() /2) - ($(this.element).outerWidth() /2);		
		$(this.element).css('left',elWidth);
		$(this.element).css('top',this.options.elHeight);
		$(this.element).css('z-index',this.options.zindex);
	},
	slidein: function(){		
		var timeout = this.options.timeout;
		var el = this.element.id;
		var height = this.options.elHeight;		
		
		$(this.element).animate({"top": -2},this.options.speed, function(){
					 if(timeout > 0){
					 	setTimeout('$.ui.alertWindow.prototype.slideout("#'+el+'",'+height+')',timeout);
					 }
				 });		
	},
	slideout:function(el,height){
		$(el).animate({"top": height},"slow");
	}
});
})(jQuery);