function makeScrollbar(content, scrollbar, handle, horizontal, ignoreMouse){
	var slider = new Slider(scrollbar, handle, {	
		steps: content.getSize().scrollSize.y - content.getSize().size.y,
		mode: (horizontal?'horizontal':'vertical'),
		onChange: function(step) {
			// Scrolls the content element in x or y direction.
			var x = (horizontal ? step:0);
			var y = (horizontal ? 0:step);
			content.scrollTo(x, y);
		}
	}).set(0);
	if (!(ignoreMouse)) {
		// Scroll the content element when the mousewheel is used within the 
		// content or the scrollbar element.
		$$(content, scrollbar).addEvent('mousewheel', function(e) {	
			e = new Event(e).stop();
			var step = slider.step - e.wheel * 30;	
			slider.set(step);					
		});
	}
	// Stops the handle dragging process when the mouse leaves the document body.
	//$(document.body).addEvent('mouseleave',function(){slider.drag.stop()});
}