function ie6CookieCheck() 
{	
	/*------------------------------
	Check if a cookie has been set 
	------------------------------*/
	if (document.cookie.length > 0)
	{		
		if(document.cookie.indexOf("ie6Notice") == -1)
		{
			/*------------------------------
			Check user has hidden notice. If not show it. 
			------------------------------*/
			ie6Notice();
		}
	}
}
function ie6Notice() 
{		
	/*------------------------------
	Set variables
	------------------------------*/		
	var head, body, noticeDiv, noticeParagraph, noticeText, ie6css, hideText, hideLink, hideParagraph;

	/*------------------------------
	Check getElementsByTagName support
	------------------------------*/
	if(!document.getElementsByTagName) { return; }

	/*------------------------------
	Get head element
	------------------------------*/
	head = document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0];
	if (!head) { return;}
	
	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert CSS link into head
	------------------------------*/
	ie6Css = document.createElement('link');
	ie6Css.setAttribute("rel", "stylesheet");
	ie6Css.setAttribute("href", "http://shapeshed.github.com/ie6-notice/css/ie6_notice.css");
	ie6Css.setAttribute("type", "text/css");	
	ie6Css.setAttribute("media", "screen");	

	head.appendChild(ie6Css); 
	
	/*------------------------------
	Get body element
	------------------------------*/
	body = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
	if (!body) { return;}
	
	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert notice div
	------------------------------*/
	noticeDiv = document.createElement('div');
	noticeDiv.id = "ie6-notice";
	body.appendChild(noticeDiv); 

	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert notice paragraph
	------------------------------*/
	noticeParagraph = document.createElement('p');
	noticeParagraph.id = "ie6-text";
	noticeDiv.appendChild(noticeParagraph);
	
	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert notice text
	------------------------------*/
	
	/*
	var locale = $('input#locale').val();
	
	switch(locale)
	{
		case 'it':
			noticeText = 'Il Browser che stai utilizzando è una vecchia versione di Internet Explorer. Per una navigazione più sicura e veloce aggiorna il tuo Browser con <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Safari</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/">Chrome</a> o <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/">Internet Explorer 8</a>.';			
		break;
		
		case 'fr':
			noticeText = 'Le navigateur Internet Explorer 6 que vous utilisez est d&eacute;sormais p&eacute;rim&eacute;. Pour une navigation plus fiable et plus efficace, nous vous recommandons d\'utiliser <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Safari</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/">Chrome</a> ou <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/">Internet Explorer 8</a>.';			
		break;
		
		case 'gr':
		case 'el':
			noticeText = 'Είστε σε αυτήν την ιστοσελίδα χρησιμοποιώντας τον Internet Explorer 6. Αυτό το πρόγραμμα είναι πλεον ξεπερασμένο. Για την ασφαλέστερη και πιο αξιόπιστη χρήση της ιστοσελίδας σας συνιστάται να αναβαθμίσετε το πρόγραμμα σας σε <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Safari</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/">Chrome</a> ή <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/">Internet Explorer 8</a>.';			
		break;
		
		default:
			noticeText = 'You appear to be browsing this site using Internet Explorer 6. This browser is now out of date. For safer, more reliable browsing it is recommended that you upgrade your browser to <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Safari</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/">Chrome</a>, or <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/">Internet Explorer 8</a>.';
	}
	*/
	noticeText = 'You appear to be browsing this site using Internet Explorer 6. This browser is now out of date. For safer, more reliable browsing it is recommended that you upgrade your browser to <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Safari</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/">Chrome</a>, or <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/">Internet Explorer 8</a>.';
	noticeParagraph.innerHTML=noticeText;

	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert hide paragraph
	------------------------------*/	
	hideParagraph = document.createElement('p');
	hideParagraph.id = "ie6-hide-notice";
	noticeDiv.appendChild(hideParagraph);

	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert hide link
	------------------------------*/	
	hideLink = document.createElement('a');
	hideLink.setAttribute("href", "#");	
	hideParagraph.appendChild(hideLink);
			
	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert hide text
	------------------------------*/
	hideText = document.createTextNode('Hide this message');
	hideLink.appendChild(hideText);
	
	hideParagraph.onclick = function()
	{
		var today = new Date(); 
		var expiry = new Date(today.getTime() + 30 * 86400 * 1000);
		document.cookie = name + "=" + "ie6Notice" + "; expires=" + expiry.toGMTString() + "; path=/"; 
		noticeDiv.style.display="none";
		ie6Css.removeAttribute("href");
		ie6css = null;
		noticeDiv = null;
		return false;
	}
		
}
//ie6CookieCheck();