$(document).ready(function(){
		// hides all menu content	
		$(".right .hidden").hide();
		
		// shows the initial category and pizza marker
		$("#signaturePizzaContent").show();
		$("#signaturePizzas").siblings('span').addClass		
		('mouseOver');
		
		//sets the toggle behavior on menu over
		$("#menuList li a").click(
		function(){
		$("#menuList li a").siblings('span').removeClass('mouseOver');
		$(this).siblings('span').removeClass('hidden').addClass('mouseOver').show();
		
		//disable the click event for the anchor tags in the left column
		$('#menuBody .left a').click(function(){
			return false; 
			});
		
		});
			
 
		// links each button with its menu section
		//1
		$("a#signaturePizzas").click(function(){
		$('.hidden').hide();
		$("#signaturePizzaContent").toggle();
		return false;
		});
		
		//2
		$("a#customPizzas").click(function(){
		$('.hidden').hide();
		$("#customPizzaContent").toggle();
		return false;
		});
		//3
		$("a#stuffedPizzas").click(function(){
		$('.hidden').hide();
		$("#stuffedPizzaContent").toggle();
		return false;
		});	
		//4
		$("a#gourmetPizzas").click(function(){
		$('.hidden').hide();
		$("#gourmetPizzasContent").toggle();
		return false;
		});
		//5
		$("a#thinCrust").click(function(){
		$('.hidden').hide();
		$("#thinCrustContent").toggle();
		return false;
		});
		//6
		$("a#lasagna").click(function(){
		$('.hidden').hide();
		$("#lasagnaContent").toggle();
		return false;
		});
		//7
		$("a#sideItems").click(function(){
		$('.hidden').hide();
		$("#sideItemsContent").toggle();
		return false;
		});
		//8
		$("a#salads").click(function(){
		$('.hidden').hide();
		$("#saladsContent").toggle();
		return false;
		});
		
		
});//ending jquery