[jQuery] Noob Q's For SlideUp on a Hidden Footer?

[jQuery] Noob Q's For SlideUp on a Hidden Footer?


I know, noobie here.
I'm having trouble getting a slideUp effect to work correctly with a
footer. I can easily get a slideDown from the top of the page to
work, but when I try and reverse it the div that slides up covers the
button. Basically I need to know how to bind/attach the activation
button/tab to the div that's sliding up. I know I saw it working
somewhere and wish I had saved the link because I could use it right
about now. I know this is probably an easy one for anyone else, but
I'm admittedly a noob in this area.
Additionally:
After I get it working I want to apply it to a sticky footer. Is that
going to be a problem? Anything special I need to know about a sticky
footer that slides up? Thanks in advance for any assistance!
Here's what I have sofar:
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3/
jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">document.documentElement.className =
'js';</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
    $(".btn-slide").click(function(){
    $(".inner").slideToggle("slow"); });
});
</script>
<style type="text/css">
.inner {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0px;
    bottom: 0px;
    width: 100%;
    height: 400px;
    margin-bottom:0px;
    background-color: #4c5;
    color: #333;
}
.slide {
    position:absolute;
    display:block;
    width:100%;
    bottom:4px;
    border-bottom: solid 4px #422410;
}
.btn-slide {
    text-align: center;
    width: 144px;
    height: 31px;
    padding: 10px 10px 0 0;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: block;
    color: #000;
    border:1px solid #000;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.js .inner {
    display:none;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p class="slide"><a href="#" class="btn-slide">Slide Panel</a>
<div class="inner">
    <!-- you can put content here -->
</div>
</body>