// these first two functions are using fixed parameters for the names



// and number of columns, these can be used for a layout where 



function getLongest_1() {



	colLength = new Array(2);



	colLength[0] = document.getElementById("main-column_1").offsetHeight;



	colLength[1] = document.getElementById("main-column_2").offsetHeight;















	colLength.sort(sortNumeric);



	colLength.reverse();



	return colLength[0];



}



function setLongest() {



	divLen = getLongest_1();



	document.getElementById("main-column_1").style.height = divLen+"px";



	document.getElementById("main-column_2").style.height = divLen+"px";











	



}



function sortNumeric(a,b)



{



return a - b



}







function startall() {

  setLongest();

  startList();

}



window.onload = startall;