$(document).ready(function()
{
	// controls: "id name", hover margin, original margin, transition speed
	slide("#sliding-navigation", -7, -0, 250);
});


function slide(navigation_id, margin_out, margin_in, time)
{
	// creates the target paths
	var list_elements = navigation_id + " li.sliding-element";
	var link_elements = list_elements + " a";

	// creates the hover-slide effect for all link elements
	$(link_elements).each(function(i)
	{
		$(this).hover(
		function()
		{
			$(this).animate({ marginTop: margin_out }, time);
		},
		function()
		{
			$(this).animate({ marginTop: margin_in }, time);
		});
	});
}