var timer;
function showmap(Nom) {
    timer = setTimeout('showmap1(\'' + Nom + '\')', 250);
}

function showmap1(Nom) {
    var continents = new Array('europe', 'asia', 'africa','oceania','north_america', 'south_america');

    for ( var i = 0; i< continents.length; i++ ) {
            $("#homesearchmap"+continents[i]).animate({ opacity: "hide" }, "fast");
            $("#homesearchmapinfo"+continents[i]).hide();
            $("#conteiner_citys_"+continents[i]).animate({ opacity: "hide" }, "slow");
    }
    $("#homesearchmap"+Nom).animate({ opacity: "show" }, "slow");
    $("#homesearchmapinfo"+Nom).show();
    $("#conteiner_citys_"+Nom).animate({ opacity: "show" }, "slow");
}

function cancelTimeout() {
    clearTimeout(timer);
}