function openchatwin() {
                // alert(1);
                var popurl="/chat/index.php";
                winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=750,height=550");
        }

helpStart = '<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="200"><tr bgcolor="#00113D"><th class="style35" align="left"><img src="/images/small_infopop.gif"></th></tr><tr><td class="styleHWWHelp">';
helpFinish = '</td></tr></table>';
helpText = new Array();
helpText['energy_conversion_help'] = 'You can convert Attack Energy to Sneak Energy and vise-versa. The conversion will ' 
                                     + ' cost 10% of the Energy to complete.  As an example, if you convert 100 Attack Turns '
                                     + ' you will receive 90 Sneak Turns.'; 
// small menu links
helpText['menu_homeroom'] = 'View your own information.';
helpText['menu_chat']     = 'Open the live chat window';
helpText['menu_forum']    = 'Visit the forums to talk to other players and the developers.';
helpText['menu_help']     = 'Visit our WikiHelp page.';
helpText['menu_vote']     = 'Visit this page to vote for Hallway Wars and earn Energy points.';

// status box
helpText['status_energy'] = 'Financial Indicator Notes, the main currency of Hallway Wars.';
helpText['status_banked'] = 'Banked FINs are somewhat safe from being stolen.';
helpText['status_message'] = 'Click here to read your messages from other players.';
helpText['status_research'] = 'Go to the library to set your research levels and gain access to awesome weapons!';
helpText['status_auditorium_on']  = 'You\'re hiding in the auditorium.';
helpText['status_auditorium_off']  = 'Click here to go to the auditorium to hide.';
helpText['status_logout']  = 'Click here to log out of Hallway Wars';
helpText['fins_energy_bar'] = 'You will earn +3 Sneak and Attack Energy in <?php echo $nextTurnMin; ?> minutes.';
helpText['research_energy_bar'] = 'Research will take place in <?php echo $next_research_turn; ?> minutes.';
helpText['repair_energy_bar'] = 'Your Repair Minions (if available) will perform repairs in <?php echo $next_repair_turn; ?> minutes.';
helpText['registered_users'] = 'There are <?php print $number_of_registered_in_users; ?> Registered Users.';

// big menu buttons
helpText['menu_attack'] = 'View a list of players ordered by their score.  Choose one and run a mission against them.';
helpText['menu_weapons'] = 'Buy, Sell, Repair or Scrap your Weapons.';
helpText['menu_train'] = 'Turn your untrained forces into an awesome fighting machine';
helpText['menu_sneak'] = 'View your Sneak Missions, player Dossiers and Missions you\'ve intercepted.';
helpText['menu_minion'] = 'Buy Minions and add to your Clique.';
helpText['menu_newspaper'] = 'See the Hallway Wars you\'ve been involved in to see who needs some payback!';
helpText['menu_backpack'] = 'Your backpack is where you keep things that you find and buy in the game.';
helpText['menu_hallway'] = 'Go here to navigate the hallways but be careful, with reward comes risk!';

function hwwHelp(tipName, help_height, help_width){

    Tip(helpStart + helpText[tipName] + helpFinish, SHADOW, true, SHADOWCOLOR, '#000000', DELAY, 1300);

}