function switchVis(name,bool) {
  if(bool) {
    $("."+name).show();
  } else {
    $("."+name).hide();
  }
}

function playSound(audio) {
  var ob = document.getElementById('speechcontainer');
  if(ob) {
    var html = '<div style="position: absolute; width: 0px; height: 0px; left: -1000px; overflow: hidden;">'
             + '<object width="1" height="1"'
             + ' classid="CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6"'
             + ' type="application/x-oleobject">'
             + '<param name="url" value="/audio/'+audio+'">'
             + '<param name="autostart" value="true">'
             + '<param name="uimode" value="none">'
             + '<embed type="application/x-mplayer2"'
             + 'pluginspage="http://microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/download/"'
             + ' showcontrols="0" showdisplay="0"'
             + ' autostart="1" src="/audio/' + audio +'">'
             + '</embed>'
             + '</object>'
             + '</div>';
    ob.innerHTML = html;
  }
}

function playText(text) {
  var player = document.getElementById('speech');
  if(player && player.playText) {
    player.playText(text);
  }
}