var contentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8";

function hideshow(element) {
	if(document.getElementById(element).style.display == "block") {
		document.getElementById(element).style.display = "none";
	}
	else {
		document.getElementById(element).style.display = "block";
	}
}

function gotocreative(where) {
	switch(where) {
		case 'poems':
			window.location = "poems.php";
			break;
		case 'thoughts':
			window.location = "thoughts.php";
			break;
		case 'songs':
		window.location = "songs.php";
			break;
		case 'books':
			window.location = "books.php";
			break;
		case 'other':
			window.location = "other.php";
			break;
		default:
			break;
	}
}

function activateSubmit() {
	var name = document.getElementById("name").value;
	var j65 = document.getElementById("j65").value;
	var msg = document.getElementById("msg").value;
	
	var submit_state = document.getElementById("submit");
	
	if(name[0] != " " && name != "") {
		apos=j65.indexOf("@");
		dotpos=j65.lastIndexOf(".");
		if (apos<1||dotpos-apos<2) {
			submit_state.disabled = true;
		}
		else {
			if(msg != "") {
				submit_state.disabled = false;
			}
			else {
				submit_state.disabled = true;
			}
		}
	}
	else {
			submit_state.disabled = true;
		}
}

function sendMsg()
{
	//just for some effects ;)
	document.getElementById("submit").disabled=true;
	document.getElementById("reset").disabled=true;
	//starting with the required stuff
	
	var xmlHttp;
	if(window.XMLHttpRequest) //for standards compliant browsers
	{
		xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	else if(window.ActiveXObject) //for IE
	{
		xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}
	else //for stupid browsers that dont support AJAX
		alert("Error");
		
xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = function() //when its ready
{
	if(xmlHttp.readyState == 4) //when the server responded
	{
		if(xmlHttp.responseText==0)
		{
			alert('Message Sent');
		}
		else {
			alert(xmlHttp.responseText);
		}
	document.getElementById("submit").disabled=false;
	document.getElementById("reset").disabled=false;
	}
}

var name=document.getElementById('name').value;
var eid=document.getElementById('j65').value;
var msg=document.getElementById('msg').value;

xmlHttp.open("POST","./newmsg.php",true); //contacting the server
xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", contentType); //setting the header type for POST data
xmlHttp.send("name="+name+"&eid="+eid+"&msg="+msg); //sending the POST data
}