// 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("column_1").offsetHeight;
	colLength[1] = document.getElementById("column_2").offsetHeight;

	colLength.sort(sortNumeric);
	colLength.reverse();
	return colLength[0];
}
function setLongest() {
	divLen = getLongest_1();
	document.getElementById("column_1").style.height = divLen+"px";
	document.getElementById("column_2").style.height = divLen+"px";

	
}
function sortNumeric(a,b)
{
return a - b
}