function initializeSliders() {
    $('#price_slider').slider({
	range: true,
	animated:true,
	min: 0,
	max: MAX_PRICE,
	//Default slider values: use defaults unless there is a url param
	values: [0,MAX_PRICE],
	step:1,
	//On slide event function
	slide: function(event, ui) {
	    var price_min = to_nonlinear(ui.values[0]);
	    var price_max = to_nonlinear(ui.values[1]);
	    var message = "από €"+to_thousands_format(price_min) + " - " +  (ui.values[1] == MAX_PRICE ? "Αδιάφορο" :"μέχρι €" + to_thousands_format(price_max));
	    //Set text and hidden fields about price
	    $('#price').html(message);
	    $('#search_price_min').val(price_min);
	    $('#search_price_max').val(ui.values[1] == MAX_PRICE ? "max":price_max);
	},
	//On change event function
	change: function(event, ui)
	{//Render the page
	    if (event.originalEvent) {
		$page=1;
		$renderInputs=false;
		changeHash()
	    }
	}
    });
    //element
    //Initialization of the mileage slider
    $('#mileage_slider').slider({
	range:"min",
	min: 0,
	max: MAX_MILES ,
	value: MAX_MILES,
	step:10000,
	//On slide event function
	slide: function(event, ui)
	{ //Set text and hidden field about mileage
	    var message =  (ui.value == MAX_MILES ? "Αδιάφορο" : "μέχρι " +to_thousands_format(ui.value));
	    $('#mileage').html(message);
	    $('#search_mileage').val(ui.value == MAX_MILES ? "max":ui.value);
	},
	//On change event function
	change: function(event, ui)
	{
	    //Render the page
	    if (event.originalEvent) {
		$page=1;
		$renderInputs=false;
		changeHash()
	    }
	}
    });
}
function updateSlidersHiddenAndLabels() {
    //Message for the max price
    var price_max_message = $('#price_slider').slider("values", 1) == MAX_PRICE ? " - Αδιάφορο" : " - μέχρι €" + to_thousands_format(to_nonlinear($('#price_slider').slider("values", 1)));
    //Set text and hidden fields about price on page load
    $('#price').html("από €" + to_thousands_format(to_nonlinear($('#price_slider').slider("values", 0))) + price_max_message);
    $('#search_price_min').val(to_nonlinear($('#price_slider').slider("values", 0)));
    $('#search_price_max').val($('#price_slider').slider("values", 1) == MAX_PRICE ? "max" : to_nonlinear($('#price_slider').slider("values", 1)));

    //Set text and hidden fields about mileage on page load
    $('#mileage').html($('#mileage_slider').slider("value") == MAX_MILES ? "Αδιάφορο" :"μέχρι "+to_thousands_format($('#mileage_slider').slider("value")) );
    $('#search_mileage').val($('#mileage_slider').slider("value") == MAX_MILES ? "max" :$('#mileage_slider').slider("value") );
}