function mousealt(obj,leavecss,oncss){
    $(obj).hover(
        function(){
           $(obj).removeClass(leavecss);
           $(obj).addClass(oncss);
        },
        function(){
           $(obj).removeClass(oncss);
           $(obj).addClass(leavecss);
        }
    )
}

function mousealt_attr(obj,maxstringlen){
    if($(obj).text().length>maxstringlen){
        $(obj).attr("old",$.trim($(obj).text()));
        $(obj).text($.trim($(obj).text()).substring(0,maxstringlen)+"...");
        if(arguments.length==3)return;
        $(obj).hover(
            function(){
               $(obj).text($(obj).attr("old"));
            },
            function(){
               $(obj).text($(obj).attr("old").slice(0,maxstringlen)+"...");
            }
        )
    }
}