$(document).ready(function() {
 // hides the slickbox as soon as the DOM is ready (a little sooner that page load)
  $('#chatmenucontainer').hide();
  
 // shows and hides and toggles the slickbox on click  
  $('#slick-show').click(function() {
    $('#chatmenucontainer').show('slow');
    return false;
  });
  $('#slick-hide').click(function() {
    $('#chatmenucontainer').hide('fast');
    return false;
  });
  $('#slick-toggle').click(function() {
    $('#chatmenucontainer').toggle(400);
    return false;
  });
 
 // slides down, up, and toggle the slickbox on click    
  $('#slick-down').click(function() {
    $('#chatmenucontainer').slideDown('slow');
    return false;
  });
  $('#slick-up').click(function() {
    $('#chatmenucontainer').slideUp('fast');
    return false;
  });
  $('#slick-slidetoggle').click(function() {
    $('#chatmenucontainer').slideToggle(400);
    return false;
  });
});