--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/web/data/cubicweb.preferences.js	Wed Feb 11 18:46:14 2009 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* toggle visibility of an element by its id
+ * & set current visibility status in a cookie
+ * XXX whenever used outside of preferences, don't forget to
+ *     move me in a more appropriate place
+ */
+function toggle_and_remember_visibility(elemId, cookiename) {
+    jqNode(elemId).toggleClass('hidden');
+    async_remote_exec('set_cookie', cookiename,
+                      jQuery('#' + elemId).attr('class'));
+}