// These settings controll truncation of Event links on homepage
$().ready(function() { $('#s2 a').truncate( {  
     length: 85,  
     minTrail: 10,  
     moreText: '',  
     lessText: 'show less',  
     ellipsisText: "..."
});  
});  
// Default settings
(function($){
	$.fn.truncate = function(options) {
		var defaults = {
			length: 300,
			minTrail: 20,
			moreText: "",
			lessText: "",
			ellipsisText: "..."
		};
		var options = $.extend(defaults, options);

		return this.each(function() {
			obj = $(this);
			var body = obj.html();

			if(body.length > options.length + options.minTrail) {
				var splitLocation = body.indexOf(' ', options.length);
				if(splitLocation != -1) {
					// truncate tip
					var splitLocation = body.indexOf(' ', options.length);
					var str1 = body.substring(0, splitLocation);
					var str2 = body.substring(splitLocation, body.length - 1);
					obj.html(str1 + options.ellipsisText + '<span  class="truncate_more">' + str2 + '</span>');
					obj.find('.truncate_more').css("display", "none");

					// insert more link
					obj.append('<a href="#" class="truncate_more_link">' +  options.moreText + '</a>' 
					);

					// set onclick event for more/less link
					var moreLink = $('.truncate_more_link', obj);
					var moreContent = $('.truncate_more', obj);
					var ellipsis = $('.truncate_ellipsis', obj);
					moreLink.click(function() {
						if(moreLink.text() == options.moreText) {
							moreContent.show('normal');
							moreLink.text(options.lessText);
							ellipsis.css("display", "none");
						} else {
							moreContent.hide('normal');
							moreLink.text(options.moreText);
							ellipsis.css("display", "inline");
						}
						return false;
					});
				}
			} // end if
		});
	};
})(jQuery);